Forbes: Family That Owns HEB Is Nation's 15th-Richest

(San Antonio, TX) — Forbes says the family that owns HEB is one of the richest in the nation.

The Butt family fortune is estimated at nearly 18-billion-dollars, making them the 15th wealthiest American family. Still topping the Forbes list of richest families is the Walton family, owners of Walmart, who are worth 247-billion-dollars. Florence Butt opened a small grocery store in 1905 in Kerrville.

Today, the company has more than 340 locations across Texas and Mexico. That includes stores in Burleson, Cleburne, Granbury, Hudson Oaks and Stephenville.

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Forbes: Family That Owns HEB Is Nation’s 15th-Richest