Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program.

HB 2033 creates a grant program to help open grocery stores in Texas neighborhoods with limited access to fresh food, called "food deserts." The program, funded using money from the Texas Enterprise Fund, provides grants to small businesses that plan to open grocery stores in these areas. To qualify, applicants must show significant planned investment, local government support, and financial stability. The bill defines food deserts as areas where at least 500 people or 33% of residents live more than one mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from a grocery store, with high poverty rates or low median income. This is a policy change to address food access by supporting new grocery store development in underserved communities.