H-E-B Fuel

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when H-E-B Fuel’s neon sign flickered on, a little boy would run outside and stare in wonder. His parents noticed he always pointed at something behind the pumps, but no one else seemed to see it. One night, a delivery driver glanced over and saw a shadowy figure waving from beyond the gas pumps. Thinking it was just his imagination, he shrugged it off—until the next day, when a neighbor mentioned seeing the same thing. Soon, everyone in town had their own story about ‘the ghostly hand.’ It turned out to be nothing more than an old sock caught on the pump handle, waved around by a bored a regular who thought it’d be fun to scare people.

2. At dawn, when H-E-B Fuel’s pumps glistened wet from nightly cleaning, a delivery driver noticed something odd. A cat always appeared, padding confidently between parked cars and never once looking back. Curious, he followed the feline to an old dumpster behind the station. There, amidst empty cans and crumpled bags, sat a tiny kitten nursing contentedly. Word spread quickly among neighbors who named her ‘Fuelie’—the first official mascot of H-E-B Fuel. Every morning, locals gathered to watch the daily ritual: Fuelie greeting the sunrise with her trusty delivery man friend.

3. At midnight, when H-E-B Fuel’s pumps glowed eerily in the dark, a mysterious figure started appearing near the gas station. A regular noticed it first: ‘Hey,’ he said into the store’s intercom, ‘every time I fill up, that shadowy silhouette watches me from across the street.’ Finally, one night after filling up his truck, a delivery driver looked over and waved back at the shadow. The figure smiled and nodded—a friendly neighborhood ghost, everyone decided. Now, late-night customers often bring snacks for their unseen attendant, making H-E-B Fuel not just a gas station but a place where even ghosts get good service.

4. At sunset, when H-E-B Fuel’s pumps cast long shadows across the parking lot, a cat began appearing out of nowhere. It always sat precisely between the gas nozzles, its tail twitching as if guiding cars to perfect spots. One night, a delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to join in the fun. He pulled up next to the cat, turned off his engine, and waited. Suddenly, the cat twitched its tail again—just once—and the car moved an inch closer to the pump. Everyone around laughed, realizing it wasn’t really guiding traffic but had everyone fooled into thinking so. The legend lives on, though, with customers still pointing at the spot where ‘the magical cat’ used to sit.