Tag: Austin

AUSTIN, TX (Covering Katy News) – Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller are now among the120 Texas counties under a disaster declaration ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl. With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott out of the country on a trade mission, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is acting governor. On Friday, he issued the disaster declaration for 40…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s hard for Gina Torry to forget her nephew’s words. It’s something she’s carried with her for years. “When you have a 6-year-old ask you why it is that somebody could kill their mother without any consequences — without any law — that’s a hard thing to respond to,” said Torry.

Updates to Fort Bend ISD attendance communities will take effect in the 2023-24 school year. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact) In an effort to relieve overutilization, Fort Bend ISD has changed attendance boundaries for three of its Sugar Land-area high schools. The board of trustees approved an update to attendance boundaries for…

The Central Fort Bend Chamber and Fort Bend Chamber will present the 2023 Fort Bend County Day in Austin, Texas on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Along with the chambers, business leaders and owners, local elected officials, and citizens will travel to Austin to meet and hear from members of the state legislature as well as…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As we wrap up another track season, so many performances and athletes stood out at the state track meet in Austin. We’ll start with the champions. In 5A, the Fort Bend Thurgood Marshall boys and girls won the state team title. This actually makes the girls back-to-back winners. Original Article: https://abc13.com/texas-track-meet-in-austin-fort-bend-thurgood-marshall-houston-high-school-sports-timberview/11857797/

AUSTIN – When Lloyd Banks took over as the Director of Track & Field a couple of years ago at Fort Bend Marshall, this was the day that he dreamed of. The day where he could see both the boys and girls track & field teams filing into the stands inside Michael A. Meyers with…

Imagine a trip to Disney being less than a 3-hour car ride away?. Fort Bend County Judge KP George wrote to the chairman of Disney to consider relocating the amusement park from Florida to the Texas county outside of Houston. Why now? Disney has been critical of Florida’s newest passed… Original Article: https://austonia.com/disney-texas-move

SOCCER IS ALL EJ IYORIOBHE HAS KNOWN. The Fort Bend Austin senior forward/midfielder was introduced to the game while growing up in his native Ireland. His granddad, Victor Oduah, played on the Nigerian national team and taught Iyoriobhe the ins and outs of fútbol. His brother, Eromose Iyoriobhe, played… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/sports/local/2022/03/18/born-for-this-soccer-is-a-family-affair-for-fort-bend-austins-iyoriobhe/

The Fort Bend area produced four area champions in girls basketball, three seeking to extend their impressive playoff runs tonight. Another concluded the best postseason in school history Monday. District 20-6A co-champions Austin and Dulles represent Fort Bend ISD in the Region III-6A quarterfinals tonight. The Bulldogs open a playoff… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Area-champs-Austin-Dulles-Foster-look-to-move-on-16938435.php

Prior to the start of this season, Fort Bend Austin girls basketball coach LaQueisha Dickerson had a question for her team. “I said, hey, this is what I believe we can do,” Dickerson said. “Do you believe?”. Only a couple of hands went up. With 21 total wins… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2022/02/20/understanding-the-assignment-fb-austin-enjoying-breakthrough-season/

The Clements swim team has been one of the area’s best over the last several years, and it once again proved its prowess at the Region 5-6A meet last week to headline the area’s state qualifiers. Clements will send four individual swimmers and a boys’ relay team to… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/sports/clements-leads-fort-bend-state-swim-qualifiers/article_a3992fb6-8f87-11ec-a24b-cf9472678856.html

Fort Bend Austin’s volleyball team has had its share of adversity this season, leading to an inauspicious start for the Bulldogs, who boast legitimate district title aspirations. It took a couple of weeks for the UIL to clear junior transfer Carli Banks, expected to play a significant role on the… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/09/02/pringle-steps-in-steps-up-for-austin-volleyball/