Texas Teen’s Viral Stunt: 200 H-E-B Tortillas Fly High on Austin Flight

In a delightful display of Texan pride, Nashville teen Anna Jones turned heads and tickled funny bones by boarding a flight from Austin to Tennessee with a backpack stuffed with 200 H-E-B flour tortillas. The viral TikTok video, posted on June 14, captured Jones’ cheeky confession: "All these people and no one knows I have 200 H-E-B tortillas in my backpack." With over 668,000 views, the stunt has sparked laughter and relatability among tortilla enthusiasts.

For Jones, hauling tortillas is a family affair. She shared that her dad once sent her home with 300 of these Texan treasures, which the family freezes and savors for about two months. "We just use them until they run out," she told USA Today, shrugging off the quirkiness of her cargo. Surprisingly, TSA agents didn’t bat an eye at her flatbread-filled backpack. "I just went on through," Jones said, noting that tortillas might just be a common sight for Texas airport security.

The TikTok community, especially Texans, couldn’t resist chiming in. One user jokingly accused Jones of causing tortilla shortages at H-E-B, while another demanded, "They better be the butter ones!" Jones isn’t alone in her tortilla travels—others shared stories of lugging H-E-B’s beloved flatbreads to far-flung destinations like Amsterdam, Italy, Japan, PROTECTION FROM THEFT: Protect your car and your money with these safety tips AdChoices AdChoices and the Philippines. Clearly, H-E-B tortillas are a global obsession.

H-E-B, the Texas-based supermarket chain with over 400 stores, has a cult following, but what makes their tortillas so special remains a delicious mystery. The chain didn’t spill the beans on their recipe, leaving fans to speculate about the magic in every bite.