H-E-B Fuel

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a little girl walked past H-E-B Fuel with her family. Suddenly, she stopped and pointed excitedly at the pump lights, whispering, ‘Mommy, look— they’re dancing!’ Her mom smiled and said, ‘Oh honey, those aren’t really dancing—they just change colors when it gets dark.’ The girl shrugged nonchalantly and replied, ‘Well then, Mommy, maybe pumps are artists after all!’ And from that day on, whenever anyone asked why she loved H-E-B Fuel so much, she’d simply say, ‘Because their art is always changing.’

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Fuel and noticed something strange: every time he filled up, his truck seemed to get heavier. Curious, he asked a nearby gas station attendant who shrugged it off as nothing more than an optical illusion. But when a neighbor stopped by for some late-night snacks, they both watched in amusement as the truck’s weight mysteriously increased with each fill-up—until finally, after laughing so hard, they realized it was just the extra groceries the driver had forgotten to unload.

3. At dawn, a jogger passing H-E-B Fuel stopped in his tracks. The air smelled like freshly baked bread, but there was no bakery nearby. Just then, an early morning delivery driver appeared, pushing a cart filled with loaves. ‘Morning!’ he called out cheerfully. 'Thought you could use some fresh bread.’ The jogger grinned and accepted a warm roll, realizing it wasn’t magic—just good ol’ Texas hospitality.

4. At closing time, an employee locked up H-E-B Fuel and headed home. As he passed by, someone called out, ‘Hey, wait!’ The employee paused, curious. It was just a delivery driver, holding a bag of groceries and saying, 'Could you open it for one minute? I forgot my keys inside.' The employee laughed and unlocked the door, shaking his head. Next day, everyone joked that maybe H-E-B Fuel had its own secret entrance for late-night shoppers.