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Rubicante said:

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Yeah Halal meat has been in the Houston stores forever. From what I understand H-E-B store managers are given considerable flexibility in what they choose to stock for their store. They predictably stock it with what sells in their community. You'll find a wide selection of kosher items at the Meyerland H-E-B for example.

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Alon Market in SA is also big in Kosher.

You can tell the demographic of a typical HEB by the Bud or Modelo index, representing the percentage of the beer cooler dedicated to one of those. The Stone Oak store is a 20. San Pedro and Oblate is like 85.

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Damn I miss my Vallarta store in North Hollywood.

BartInLA said:

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Halal bacon is delicious

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I did star your post because it's just as good as Kosher bacon - LOL

But in all seriousness don't ever try any of the Halal substitutes for Pepperoni. I did that on my last trip to India and totally regretted it.

Real pepperoni is the one thing I could never get in Saudi Arabia that I will never do without when I'm ordering a pizza now.

Outrageous.

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annie88 said:

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They are very cruel.

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I know almost nothing about halal meats other than that they do no't include pork. Can you inform me how they are very cruel?

Please don't interpret this as some kind of defense of them. In fact, I would love to see them go back home.

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Halal slaughter is similar to kosher slaughter in that it requires a specially-trained and religiously-observant person to sever the animal's throat with a single motion of a knife, and to recite a blessing before doing so.

All kosher meat is halal but not vice-versa.

The main differences are:

• Some animals that are not kosher are halal.
  
• A mixtures of meat and dairy is not kosher, but is halal if its components are.
  
• Kosher slaughter requires a conscious animal. Halal allows stunning as long as the animal's heart continues to beat until it's decapitated.

BonfireNerd04 said:

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eric76 said:

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annie88 said:

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They are very cruel.

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I know almost nothing about halal meats other than that they do no't include pork. Can you inform me how they are very cruel?

Please don't interpret this as some kind of defense of them. In fact, I would love to see them go back home.

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Halal slaughter is similar to kosher slaughter in that it requires a specially-trained and religiously-observant person to sever the animal's throat with a single motion of a knife, and to recite a blessing before doing so.

All kosher meat is halal but not vice-versa.

The main differences are:

• Some animals that are not kosher are halal.
• A mixtures of meat and dairy is not kosher, but is halal if its components are.
• Kosher slaughter requires a conscious animal. Halal allows stunning as long as the animal's heart continues to beat until it's decapitated.

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WTF?

TAMU1990 said:

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🚨H.E.B. = H-1B SCANDAL: NO HALAL IN TEXAS

Texas-based H-E-B filed 47 H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025 (and 17 more already in 2026), sponsoring foreign workers for corporate roles while American graduates and veterans are passed over.

At the same time, their new… pic.twitter.com/NpUUt7kiM3

— Dust & Hustle (@dust_hustle) April 13, 2026

Considering this is an agricultural state I find the halal slaughter methods cruel and completely unnecessary. I hope HEB gets some serious pushback but all this does is highlight there is a demographic shift happening up in Collin county.

More people need to understand what this is. It should not appear in a corporate grocery store.

Nick Shirley needs to go to DFW and work on this H1B and Muslim fraud.

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I'm beginning to feel like a minority in Collin County. Born here in '56.

OldArmy71 said:

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I've said this before, but the HEB near the Medical Center in San Antonio is a Third World zone. Hijabs and burkas every time I go in.

The one over on I10 and Wurzbach s even worse.

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The democrats have created this 3rd world hellhole for votes. They are the very definition of evil.

Oh no! Next we'll be mounting machine guns on the back of our plumbing trucks!

t_J_e_C_x said:

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Oh no! Next we'll be mounting machine guns on the back of our plumbing trucks!

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There's a problem with this?

BrazosDog02 said:

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This is an outrage!!

They should follow Americans humane treatment of animals like those chickens living in those tiny cages that produce $6 per dozen eggs yall ***** about.

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Sir I have my own chickens and my own pigs.. and my own beef… I eat as much bacon as I want and my eggs cost me less then a dollar a dozen… cause my be free range!

And sir… those are transportation trucks your seeing those chickens in… in those tiny cages… not saying the living conditions are great… but each chicken has its own football field size house it lives in with 36,000 of its best friends! food and water daily! Eggs straight to a conveyor belt… I'd rather live in a chicken house than on the streets of LA….

BonfireNerd04 said:

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eric76 said:

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annie88 said:

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They are very cruel.

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I know almost nothing about halal meats other than that they do no't include pork. Can you inform me how they are very cruel?

Please don't interpret this as some kind of defense of them. In fact, I would love to see them go back home.

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Halal slaughter is similar to kosher slaughter in that it requires a specially-trained and religiously-observant person to sever the animal's throat with a single motion of a knife, and to recite a blessing before doing so.

All kosher meat is halal but not vice-versa.

The main differences are:

• Some animals that are not kosher are halal.
  
• A mixtures of meat and dairy is not kosher, but is halal if its components are.
  
• Kosher slaughter requires a conscious animal. Halal allows stunning as long as the animal's heart continues to beat until it's decapitated.

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So Kosher might be worse?

Also let's not pretend conventional slaughter at these massive industrial meat processing plants (where most everything comes from) are not without cruel conditions and suffering.

Buy your meat from a small local slaughterhouse or farm if you really care

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Oh no! Next we'll be mounting machine guns on the back of our plumbing trucks!

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Can't a guy have a hobby?!

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What part is cruel? A single cut with a very sharp knife that cuts the major vessels and trachea is a pretty dang quick death.

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As long as the butcher knows what they are doing. Not always the case.

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True, but that is the case with any method. Even with captive bolt animals occasionally don't get hit right for whatever reason. Properly done halal is a humane death, properly done captive bolt is a humane death. There appear to be quite a few folks who just want to be angry.

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You must be new here.

Do they provide kosher meats in areas with large Jewish populations?

They are a good-profit, retail store. Presumably, they want to increase sales. If Melissa has a high population of Muslims, this makes sense.

I don't think that Islam is generally compatible with the American way of life, but I am not going to get all up in arms about a business decision. But if they aren't catering to Jews in Meyerland, they probably shouldn't cater to Muslims in Melissa. A

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Should I stop eating at Halal Guys???

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Yes, because their food sucks.

OldArmy71 said:

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I've said this before, but the HEB near the Medical Center in San Antonio is a Third World zone. Hijabs and burkas every time I go in.

The one over on I10 and Wurzbach s even worse.

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HEB Richmond (FM 723 at WPT) is turning into something between Slumdog and Little Nigeria. Our little country community has quickly turned into the third world. We have traffic, congestion and crime like never before.

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EFR said:

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What part is cruel? A single cut with a very sharp knife that cuts the major vessels and trachea is a pretty dang quick death.

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During which the animal is conscious and aware of its demise. Versus the bolt gun that ends the animal's life instantly.

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Wait until you hear about kosher slaughter protocols. I don't hear anyone wanting to ban that.

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Maybe because Jews don't want to convert the entire world to Judaism and slaughter those that refuse?

I was born and raised in Richmond. I don't even recognize the place anymore. I'm really really glad I don't have to live as a kid nowadays knowing my whole life is in front of me. It makes me sad for the future of people with how nanny there are.

I started eating HEB's Halal chicken a decade ago. It's just tastes better than some of their other offerings. Probably has nothing to do with the Halal process and more to do with regional transport networks, etc.

So close to having goats, chickens, animals synonymous with public transportation. Your vote is only thing standing between this chaos.

OldArmy71 said:

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I've said this before, but the HEB near the Medical Center in San Antonio is a Third World zone. Hijabs and burkas every time I go in.

The one over on I10 and Wurzbach s even worse.

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I hate to break it to you, but you'll want to avoid walking across our beloved campus in about 20 years, cuz that's all you're going to see. They breed like mice and there's no stopping that avalanche now. It's over.

Halal chicken and rice is some of the best lunch food I get.

Successful grocers are going to cater to the demographics in the immediate trade area.

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Successful grocers are going to cater to the demographics in the immediate trade area.

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So, the market working like it should.

You'd think all conservatives would appreciate and be supportive of that, even if the market includes Muslims.

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Aggie Spirit said:

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Successful grocers are going to cater to the demographics in the immediate trade area.

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So, the market working like it should.

You'd think all conservatives would appreciate and be supportive of that, even if the market includes Muslims.

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This disregards the fact that many on this board do not believe the market should include Muslims in the first place.

As far as I'm concerned, the problem people are mentioning lately is that too many immigrants--legal and not legal--have been let in to the country at the same time.

The percentage of people living in the US who were not born here is the highest it has ever been--over 15%, about 1 in 7.

That is ridiculous. A country cannot maintain an identity like that.

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Considering this is an agricultural state I find the halal slaughter methods cruel and completely unnecessary.

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I've been in the Koch Foods poultry facility in Morristown, Tennessee quite a few times. Every bird that is slaughtered there is considered Halal. They accomplished this by positioning the automated knife slitter toward Mecca, and broadcasting a tape recorded chant from an Iman. Ironically, all the birds were stunned prior to entering the room.

In my mind, the only thing I found cruel was the employees having to listen to that repetitive chant all day long.

What you guys fail to see about texas, its a state thats made its name off of being opportunistic, if it didnt then it would be no different than oklahoma or louisiana. Texas will continue to have demographic changes and all that, I dont plan on ever moving back to texas, and if youre unhappy move out

OldArmy71 said:

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As far as I'm concerned, the problem people are mentioning lately is that too many immigrants--legal and not legal--have been let in to the country at the same time.

The percentage of people living in the US who were not born here is the highest it has ever been--over 15%, about 1 in 7.

That is ridiculous. A country cannot maintain an identity like that.

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And yet, per the Google, our population isn't looking all that good.

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U.S. population growth has slowed significantly, reaching near-stagnation with only 0.5% growth between July 2024 and July 2025 (adding 1.8 million people). Driven by declining fertility, an aging population, and a sharp drop in net international migration, this trend points towards potential population decline by the 2050s, creating labor shortages and economic challenges.

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Can you imagine how bad things would be for our country if we hadn't any immigrants (even just legal ones)?

You could easily look it up.

And I'm sure some of them don't feel as much pain as others, depending on the person doing it and I know that there are some horrible stories from slaughter houses in America, but they slit the throat, making sure not to touch the spinal cord. That alone has to be pretty damn painful. Think about getting your throat slit.

They have to let the animal bleed out which means it may or may not be dead or not suffering on the initial swipe. If they didn't cut it correctly, they may have to cut it a second or third time causing more pain.

So how long they're lying they're suffering you don't know. Just because the animal is quiet doesn't mean it's not suffering.

Complete drainage is required because blood is prohibited in Islamic law, and its removal is believed to improve meat hygiene.

The head must not be cut off completely, and the carcass cannot be skinned or butchered until the animal is completely dead. (thankfully)

Prohibited Areas: The sciatic nerve and specific blood vessels, particularly in the hindquarters, are not consumed.

But seriously, look it up. I knew about some of it, but not that last part. It's not hard just type it into your search engine.

But in all honesty, if we're going to complain about killing any animals for meat we must be consistent. But I would really rather them be stunned, which apparently they can do in halal but don't have to.

HTownAg98 said:

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EFR said:

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What part is cruel? A single cut with a very sharp knife that cuts the major vessels and trachea is a pretty dang quick death.

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During which the animal is conscious and aware of its demise. Versus the bolt gun that ends the animal's life instantly.

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Wait until you hear about kosher slaughter protocols. I don't hear anyone wanting to ban that.

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Exactly. This is all performative bull**** because Muslim bad, Jewish good until our Savior in Chief says otherwise.

army01 said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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fightingfarmer09 said:

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EFR said:

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What part is cruel? A single cut with a very sharp knife that cuts the major vessels and trachea is a pretty dang quick death.

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During which the animal is conscious and aware of its demise. Versus the bolt gun that ends the animal's life instantly.

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Wait until you hear about kosher slaughter protocols. I don't hear anyone wanting to ban that.

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Exactly. This is all performative bull**** because Muslim bad, Jewish good until Islam stops trying to subjugate, rape, convert, and enslave the entire world.

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