North Dallas residents organize against proposed H-E

The Brief

H-E-B has plans to build a new 127,000-square-foot store with a two-story parking garage at Hillcrest Road and LBJ Freeway in North Dallas.

The proposal requires the Dallas City Council to rezone the land from "neighborhood office" to "regional retail."

Area residents are concerned about increased traffic and potential flooding issues at the site, which sits next to a flood plain.

NORTH DALLAS, Texas - A neighborhood coalition is concerned about a flood of traffic, and what could happen if there's an actual flood along the creek behind the store. H-E-B purchased land off the LBJ freeway at Hillcrest Road and to keep this in perspective, the project is still in its early phases.

Dallas City Council will ultimately have the final say on whether to approve the re-zoning of th