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Walmart plans to remodel 67 stores in Texas, including 13 across Houston

Walmart is updating its look.

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Walmart is in renovation mode: The retail giant is remodeling 67 stores across Texas — part of a bigger plan to remodel more than 650 stores across the U.S.

Texas gets 10 percent of those remodels. Go Texas.

A release says that the remodels will re-imagine the in-store shopping experience with updates that include:

New look: Big, bold signage and new displays to better showcase merchandise
More selection: Expanded departments, new items
Expanding online pickup & delivery: To fulfill the growing number of online customer orders
Rethinking their pharmacy: Wider aisles, a new private screening room, and privacy checkout areas

"Our stores often serve as the heartbeat of the communities we operate in, and these remodels are a testament to our dedication to enhancing that role," says Southwest Business Unit Operations senior VP Paul Lewellen in a statement. “By investing in our stores and associates, we are not only improving the shopping experience but also reinforcing our commitment to being a vital part of the community’s fabric, helping to build a brighter future for all."

Walmart invested over $2.6 billion to upgrade stores throughout Texas in the past five years. The company is also building three new Supercenters set to open in 2025 in Cypress, Frisco, and Melissa, with a new Supercenter coming to Celina in spring 2026. Cypress is scheduled to open on April 30, and Frisco and Melissa are scheduled to open in the fall.

Stores due for a remodel include:

Greater Houston

2700 S. Kirkwood Rd.
10411 N. Freeway 45
111 Yale St.
13484 Northwest Fwy.
10001 Woodlands Pkwy. (The Woodlands)
6626 FM 1960 Rd. E (Humble/Atascocita)
25800 Kuykendahl Rd. (Tomball)
26824 FM 1093 Rd. (Richmond)
21150 Kuykendahl Rd. (Spring)
155 Louetta Xing (Spring)
1025 Sawdust Rd. (Spring)
6410 Interstate 45 (La Marque)
9025 Spencer Hwy (La Porte)

Austin

9300 S. I-35 #B

Dallas-Fort Worth

9101 N. Tarrant Pkwy., North Richland Hills
1035 Hickory Creek Blvd., Denton/Hickory Creek

San Antonio

5555 de Zavala Rd.
4226 de Zavala Rd.
5025 NW Loop 410
1200 SE Military Dr.
3302 SE Military Pkwy.
9526 W. Military Dr.
1603 Vance Jackson Rd.

Other cities with Walmart re-dos include: Alamo, Atlanta, Baytown, Beaumont, Borger, Brady, Breckenridge, Brownsville, Carthage, Childress, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, El Paso, Elsa, Ennis, Fort Stockton, Gatesville, Gilmer, Harlingen, Hereford, Hillsboro, Hondo, Laredo, Longview, McAllen, New Braunfels, New Boston, Rio Grande City, Rockport, San Angelo, Schertz, Stamford, Sweetwater, Texarkana, and Waco.

Walmart currently has 596 retail units and 25 supply chain facilities across Texas, and was recently named as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. In Texas, more than 93,900 hourly, frontline associates received a bonus in March, and many promotions were bestowed: 11,500 associates were promoted to jobs with more responsibility and higher pay in 2024, and more than 17,300 part-time associates were promoted to full-time positions.

The company plays an active role in the community through local giving, company-paid associate volunteering, emergency relief efforts, and donations that include more than 91 million pounds of food to local food banks in Texas in fiscal year 2025.

Camp Mystic News

Camp Mystic proposes selling property as part of bankruptcy plan

Camp Mystic Files For Bankruptcy As First Anniversary Of Deadly Floods Approaches

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Ribbons honor Camp Mystic flood victims and families.

The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property as part of a bankruptcy plan, with hopes that a buyer will preserve the camp's “historic mission” following the death of 27 campers and counselors swept away by a 2025 flood.

The century-old private Christian girls' camp filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan on September 25 that would auction off the 749 acres (3 square kilometers) it owns and other assets.

The sprawling campus, nestled among rolling wooded hills on the banks of the Guadalupe River, had several single-story cabins that housed some of the youngest campers and a recreation hall near the riverfront. A second campus on elevated ground was not flooded.

The Eastland family has owned the camp for decades and initially sought to reopen this summer. But they faced fierce opposition from victims’ families and some state lawmakers, lawsuits, and legislative investigations into what went wrong.

A buyer would likely get a portion of the camp frozen in time. Families of the victims have fought to stop any demolition of damaged cabins and buildings and stop repairs as part of their lawsuits.

The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp.

“Nothing in the plan requires any buyer to operate the property as a camp,” the filing said, “but the plan states an express preference, in determining the highest or otherwise best bid, for a buyer that will maintain the historic mission of the camp.”

Twenty-five campers and two counselors were killed when the river surged over its banks in the pre-dawn hours of July 4, 2025. Camp owner and director Richard Eastland was also killed. At least 136 people were killed along a several-mile stretch of the river.

Earlier this month, state police investigators sought search warrants for the electronic communications of the camp's owners, saying they could provide evidence of manslaughter, negligent homicide, child abandonment, or other crimes.

No charges have been brought.

A probe by state lawmakers determined the camp’s young and inexperienced counselors were not trained for floods and other emergencies. It said an earlier decision to evacuate could have saved every life. Most of the victims were under age 10, and some were attending camp for the first time.

The camp's bankruptcy proposal would have to be approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez. Officials with Camp Mystic did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment Monday.

All creditors, including the families who have sued Camp Mystic over the deaths, will have a chance to respond to the plan.

“The Eastlands are now attempting to determine the future of the Camp Mystic property, but the victims' families including my clients, will fight to protect their rights and ensure any sale is fair and transparent,” said Tim Ferguson, attorney for the family of 8-year-old Mary Grace Baker, one of the campers who died.

“The Bakers intend to continue fighting for answers, accountability and justice for their daughter,” Ferguson said.

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