HOUSTON – Great news for H-E-B employees: the company plans to transition from “Texas Proud Pay” to a permanent wage increase, making the biggest pay increase in company history. In a news release Monday evening, H-E-B said the $2-per-hour raise was originally made to be temporary for employees working through the coronavirus pandemic. The ‘Texas Proud Pay’ raise ended on June 21. “We believe this crisis will be around for an indeterminate amount of time and our goal is to reward our partners for their hard work and dedication with more than temporary bonuses,” H-E-B said in the statement. H-E-B also announced it will make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a paid company holiday.

The company announced Thursday via Twitter that they will extend their $2-per-hour Texas Proud Pay through June 21 for partners in hourly, manufacturing warehouse, and transportation positions. We're proud to announce the extension of Texas Proud Pay through 6/21, as well as add'l investments in our Partners. We are accelerating merit increases for store & supply chain hourly Partners beginning 6/22, & continuing to invest in long-term pay for Partners across H-E-B. https://t.co/ra7LEsRZRe — H-E-B (@HEB) May 21, 2020Along with the pay bump, H-E-B announced they will also accelerate merit increases for store and supply chain workers starting June 21 and invest in long-term pay across the company. The pay raise began on March 16 and was supposed to expire May 24, according to their Twitter account.