Groceries return

These Houston-area supermarkets are open for business

Central Market Houston checkout and floral

Central Market has reopened with limited hours.

Photo courtesy of Central Market

After being flooded with shoppers looking to stock up before Hurricane Harvey's arrival and then shut down as streets flooded, Houston's grocery stores are slowly returning to regular operations. Long lines and limited supplies may continue to be the norm as places get resupplied, but hopefully that will come to an end soon.

Here's the latest information for most of Houston's major grocery outlets:

H-E-B - The Texas-based grocer has reopened 82 stores in Southeast Texas — everywhere from College Station to Lufkin — including Houston's Central Market and affiliates like Mi Tienda and Joe V's Smart Shop. Locations in hard hit areas like Memorial, Kingwood, and Meyerland remain closed. Hours are currently 9 am to 3 pm at most stores, although some are open later. These stores are open:

Alabama/ Dunlavy
Aliana
Alvin
Angleton
Atascocita
Bay City
Bay Colony
Bearcreek
Beechnut
Bellaire
Blackhawk
Brenham
Bryan 1
Bryan 3
Buffalo Speedway
Bunker Hill
Carthage
Central Market
Champion Forest
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 2
Cleveland
College Station
College Station 2
Columbus
Conroe
Conroe 2
Crockett
Cypress Market
Deer Park
El Campo
Fairfield (290/Mason)
Friendswood
Fry/Tuckerton
Fry Road
Grand Parkway
Grant/Spring Cypress
Gulfgate
Huntsville (8a – 10p)
Indian Springs
Jones/West
*JVSS Veterans Mem
*JVSS Hwy 290/43rd
*JVSS North Shepherd
*JVSS Baytown
*JVSS W Bellfort
*JVSS Fuqua/Beltway 8
*JVSS Aldine Westfield
Kempwood
Kirkwood
Lake Colony
Lake Jackson
League City
Livingston
Lufkin
Magnolia
Mason
Mi Tienda 1
Mi Tienda 2
OST/Scott
Pasadena 3
Pearland 2
Pearland Plus!
Pin Oak
Riley Fuzzel
Riverpark
San Felipe
Santa Fe
Sawdust
Sienna
Spring Cypress
Stuebner Louetta
Summerwood
Sugar Land
TC Jester
Texas City
Tomball
Vintage Market
Wharton
Woodlands 4
Woodlands 5
Woodlands Market

*Joe V’s Smart Shop

Whole Foods Market: All but one of the 10 Houston area stores are open (Champions is closed). Check with your store directly for exact hours.

Montrose—(713) 284-1260
Sugar Land—(281) 491-5577
Voss—(713) 789-4477
Katy—(281) 769-5670
Kirby—(713) 520-1937
Woodlands—(832) 246-5600
Bellaire—(713) 667-4090
Westchase—(713) 784-7776
Post Oak— (713) 346-0537

Kroger - 91 of 110 Houston-area stores are open. Hours for most locations are currently 9 am to 5 pm. See a full list of open stores here or check the list below.

• 5150 Buffalo Speedway Houston, TX 77005
• 1035 N Shepherd Dr. Houston, TX 77008
• 239 W 20th St. Houston, TX 77008
• 13133 Veterans Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77014
• 14710 Woodforest Blvd. Houston, TX 77015
• 1352 W 43Rd St. Houston, TX 77018
• 1938 W Gray St. Houston, TX 77019
• 4000 Polk St. Houston, TX 77023
• 9325 Katy Fwy. Houston, TX 77024
• 7747 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX 77030
• 5235 Aldine Mail Rd. Houston, TX 77039
• 6350 N Eldridge Pkwy. Houston, TX 77041
• 9919 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX 77042
• 1505 Wirt Rd. Houston, TX 77055
• 1801 S Voss Rd. Houston, TX 77057
• 1950 El Dorado Blvd. Houston, TX 77062
• 16400 El Camino Real Houston, TX 77062
• 9125 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Houston, TX 77064
• 9330 Jones Rd. Houston, TX 77065
• 12400 Fm 1960 Rd W. Houston, TX 77065
• 12222 Jones Rd. Houston, TX 77070
• 1520 Eldridge Pkwy. Houston, TX 77077
• 2300 Gessner Rd. Houston, TX 77080
• 9303 Highway 6 S. Houston, TX 77083
• 6160 Highway 6 N. Houston, TX 77084
• 12434 State Highway 249 Houston, TX 77086
• 6322 Telephone Rd. Houston, TX 77087
• 11701 S Sam Houston Pkwy E. Houston, TX 77089
• 8550 Highway 6 North @ West Road Houston, TX 77095
• 2222 Interstate 45 N. Conroe, TX 77301
• 220 S Loop 336 W. Conroe, TX 77304
• 12605 I-45 N. Willis, TX 77318
• 9475 FM 1960 Bypass Rd W. Humble, TX 77338
• 25651 Us Hwy 59 N. Kingwood, TX 77339
• 223 IH 45 South Huntsville, TX 77340
• 3410 Northpark Dr. Kingwood, TX 77345
• 19300 W Lake Houston Pkwy. Humble, TX 77346
• 6616 Fm 1488 Rd. Magnolia, TX 77354
• 20168 Eva Street Montgomery, TX 77356
• 22030 Market Place Dr. New Caney, TX 77357
• 5671 Treaschwig Rd. Spring, TX 77373
• 24350 Kuykendahl Rd. Tomball, TX 77375
• 14060 FM 2920 Rd. Tomball, TX 77377
• 6060 FM 2920 Rd. Spring, TX 77379
• 8745 Spring Cypress Rd. Spring, TX 77379
• 18518 Kuykendahl Rd. Spring, TX 77379
• 4747 Research Forest Dr. The Woodlands, TX 77381
• 8000 Research Forest Dr. The Woodlands, TX 77382
• 6700 Woodlands Pkwy Ste 600 The Woodlands, TX 77382
• 2301 Rayford Rd. Spring, TX 77386
• 3820 Atascocita Rd. Humble, TX 77396
• 25050 F.M. 1093 Richmond, TX 77406
• 8011 W Grand Pkwy S. Richmond, TX 77407
• 6425 FM 1464 Rd. Richmond, TX 77407
• 17455 Spring Cypress Rd. Cypress, TX 77429
• 13135 Louetta Rd. Cypress, TX 77429
• 9703 Barker Cypress Rd. Cypress, TX 77433
• 18030 FM 529 Rd. Cypress, TX 77433
• 20355 Cypresswood Dr. Cypress, TX 77433
• 6055 N Fry Rd. Katy, TX 77449
• 2700 West Grand Parkway N. Katy, TX 77449
• 22150 Westheimer Pkwy. Katy, TX 77450
• 10250 Highway 6 Missouri City, TX 77459
• 24401 Brazos Town Xing Rosenberg, TX 77471
• 1712 Spring Green Blvd. Katy, TX 77494
• 9806 Gaston Rd. Katy, TX 77494
• 1550 W Grand Pkwy S. Katy, TX 77494
• 11565 S Highway 6 Sugar Land, TX 77498
• 3550 Spencer Hwy. Pasadena, TX 77504
• 6767 Spencer Hwy. Pasadena, TX 77505
• 2619 Red Bluff Rd. Pasadena, TX 77506
• 1804 N Velasco St. Angleton, TX 77515
• 1700 N Alexander Dr. Baytown, TX 77520
• 6315 Garth Rd. Baytown, TX 77521
• 800 N Dixie Dr. Clute, TX 77531
• 5730 Seawall Blvd. Galveston, TX 77551
• 3100 S Gordon St. Alvin, TX 77551
• 1300 W Fairmont Pkwy. La Porte, TX 77571
• 1920 W League City Pkwy. League City, TX 77573
• 1905 El Mar Ln. Seabrook, TX 77586
• 1600 N 16Th St. Orange, TX 77630
• 3965 Dowlen Rd. Beaumont, TX 77706
• 3845 Phelan Blvd. Beaumont, TX 77707
• 2303 Boonville Rd. Bryan, TX 77808
• 3535 Longmire Dr. College Station, TX 77845

Target - All but four Houston-area Targets have reopened. In addition, the company has donated $500,000 to relief efforts.

Randalls - Most Houston-area Randalls stores have reopened with limited hours. Check Facebook for the latest information.

Phoenicia Specialty Foods - Both locations reopened at 8:30 am Wednesday.

Walmart and Sam's Club - Find the status of both chain's via the company's website.

Fiesta - Approximately 30 stores across Houston and Austin are open. Here's the complete list, or check the company's website for the latest information.

Store Number, Address

1, 1020 Quitman
3, 800 S. Wayside
4, 1603 Spencer Highway
6, 3707 Ave. H
7, 6200 Bellaire
8, 2323 Wirt Rd.
9, 10401 Jensen
11, 4711 Airline
12, 5800 Lyons
14, 14315 Bellaire
17, 4200 San Jacinto
18, 8130 Kriby
20, 8320 FM 1960
22, 12355 Main
24, 11240 Fondren
25, 3909 N I-35 Service Rd.
28, 11006 Airline
31, 1175 Edgebrook
37, 7510 Bellfort
39, 8710 Bellaire
43, 8650 S Braeswood
47, 1530 Independence Blvd.
49, 4114 Fulton
51, 9420 Cullen
64, 5510 I-35 South (Austin)
66, 333 S. Mason Rd.
79, 12584 Westheimer
81, 210 E. Davis St., Conroe
82, 20331 FM 529, Cypress
201, 2877 S. Richey St.

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Pestilence News

New invasive pest threatens farms and pastures in greater Houston

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Mealyworm is small but damaging.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an urgent alert to farmers to inspect their pastures for a newly detected and highly damaging pest: the pasture mealybug (Helicococcus summervillei).

According to a release from the Department of Agriculture (TDA), this invasive species, never before reported in North America, has been confirmed in multiple Texas counties and is already causing significant damage to pasture acreage across the southeast portion of the state.

The pasture mealybug causes “pasture dieback,” leaving expanding patches of yellowing, weakened, and ultimately dead turf.

This pest was first detected in Australia in 1928; its first detection in the Western Hemisphere occurred in the Caribbean between 2019 and 2020.

The TDA is working with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to coordinate a rapid response and protect Texas producers.

Mealybug history
Although the mealybug is just now being spotted, researchers suspect it may have been introduced before 2022.

Since mid-April 2025, southern Texas pasture and hay producers have been reporting problems in their fields. These fields show grass patches becoming brown or necrotic, or patches that are completely dead. Originally, it was presumed that symptoms were caused by another mealybug called the Rhodes grass mealybug, which has been reported in the U.S. since 1942. However, further investigations confirm that it's this new pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei).

It has devastated millions of acres of grazing land in Australia and has since spread globally. Its rapid reproduction, hidden soil-level feeding, and broad host range make it a significant threat to pasture health and livestock operations.

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Adult females are approximately 2-5 mm long, covered in a white, waxy coating. They are capable of producing nearly 100 offspring within 24 hours, resulting in several generations per season. While adult females can live for up to 100 days, most damage is inflicted by the youngest nymphs, which feed on plant sap and inject toxic saliva that causes grass to yellow, weaken, and die.

“This is a completely new pest to our continent, and Texas is once again on the front lines,” Commissioner Miller says. “If the pasture mealybug spreads across Texas grazing lands like it has in eastern Australia, it could cost Texas agriculture dearly in lost productivity and reduced livestock capacity. TDA is working hand-in-hand with federal and university partners to respond swiftly and protect our producers from this unprecedented threat.”

A problem for Houston
The estimated impact area currently covers 20 counties, primarily in the Houston area, including: Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Refugio, Calhoun, Victoria, Goliad, Dewitt, Lavaca, Fayette, Jackson, Matagorda, Brazoria, Galveston, Wharton, Colorado, Austin, Washington, Burleson, Brazos, and Robertson. AgriLife entomologists have submitted a formal Pest Incident Worksheet documenting significant damage to pastures and hayfields in Victoria County.

Research trials are underway to determine the best integrated pest management options. Currently, there is no known effective labeled insecticide for pasture mealybug.

Affected plants include: Bermudagrass, Bahia grass, Johnsongrass, hay grazer (sorghum–sudangrass), St. Augustine grass, various bluestem species, and other tropical or subtropical grasses. Damage can occur in leaves, stems, and roots.

Symptoms:

Yellowing and discoloration of leaves within a week of infestation
Purpling or reddening of foliage
Stunted growth and drought stress despite rainfall
Poorly developed root systems
Dieback starting at leaf tips and progressing downward
Premature aging, making plants more vulnerable to pathogens

How to spot it

Scout regularly for mealybugs on grass leaves, stems, soil surface, leaf litter, and under cow patties
Focus on unmanaged areas such as fence lines, ungrazed patches, and roadsides
Look for fluffy, white, waxy, or “fuzzy” insects on blades and stems
If plants appear unhealthy and insects match this description, investigate further

“Early identification is critical, and we need every producer’s eyes on the ground,” Commissioner Miller added. “We are working diligently with our federal and state partners to determine how to best combat this novel threat and stop it in its tracks.”

If you observe suspicious symptoms or insects matching the descriptions above, contact TDA at 1-800-TELL-TDA immediately.

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