H-E-B has Central Markets and its Joe V’s Smart Shops in Dallas, but the chain now can open a store in town under its own name. The Dallas City Council approved a zoning proposal for a 10-acre site in North Dallas Wednesday night.

During testimony before the vote some residents raised concerns that putting the store at the southeast corner of Hillcrest Road and LBJ Freeway would cause too much traffic build up.

Charlie Nye, member of the Hillcrest Preservation Coalition, was not against the idea of a Dallas location for the chain, but had serious concerns about the location.

“There is absolutely no way that this small size can effectively provide enough parking, ingress, egress and traffic circulation with respect to the proposed H-E-B development,” Nye said.

Others claimed that allowi

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