H-E-B and the Butt Family have donated $10 million towards replacement of the elementary school in Uvalde, TX., the scene of a mass shooting.  The facility that housed 500 students in Grades two through four will be demolished.

According to a statement from H-E-B the new campus “will significantly enhance educational offerings and implement state-of-the-art safety and security measures and infrastructure to support the availability of new technologies.”

H-E-B opened their first store in Uvalde in 1959 and the company identifies with the community during its time of sorrow.  The H-E-B Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust has made $500,000 available to support nonprofits ministering to the citizens of Uvalde.

H-E-B is ranked number 16 on the Progressive Grocer’s 2022 top food retailers in North America operating 420 stores with 145,000 employees in Texas and Mexico.  The company is noted for its philanthropy and liberal benefits to workers and the communities where it operates.