Charles Butt’s Texas: The H-E-B billionaire is all about compassion, community, and challenging Greg Abbott’s agenda

In the heart of Texas, one of the Lone Star State’s most powerful figures is not a politician — he’s a grocery magnate who has quietly built a legacy of compassion, community, and quiet political resistance.

Charles Butt, chairman of H-E-B, runs one of America’s largest privately held companies: a San Antonio-based supermarket juggernaut with over 435 stores across Texas and Mexico and annual revenues of more than $46 billion.

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Butt’s influence extends well beyond the aisles. He’s a noted philanthropist whose generosity runs deep: $20 million in support of food banks, $10 million after the Uvalde school shooting, plus consistent backing of public education through his foundation. H-E-B as a company gives away 5 percent of its pre-tax profits — a rare commitment among corporate giants.

Butt takes on Abbott

Along with his community-minded reputation, Butt has not shied away from political conflict, particularly in his opposition to Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for private school vouchers. Butt’s political action committee put $1.3 million into campaigns of GOP lawmakers who stood against Abbott’s voucher plans — while balancing contributions to other Republicans — signaling that his vision of Texas isn’t easily pigeonholed.

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