Houston inches closer to hosting Summer X-Games
The Summer X Games could be coming to Houston.The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority is making a bid for ESPN's action sports event, an annual competition that began in 1995.
"It's definitely another feather in our cap," said Janis Schmees, the CEO of Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. "It's a useful event, it's a great timing because we have a brand new skate park that we just broke ground on. There, it attracts a younger crowd. Even in the Olympics they've added snowboarding because they're trying to keep the youth excited about the Olympic movement. I think that up and coming generation loves the X Games."
Two other Texas cities – Fort Worth and Austin – advanced to the round of 13 cities still in consideration. Houston is also competing with Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Long Beach, Calif., Minneapolis, Montreal, New Orleans, Pasadena, Calif., and Philadelphia.
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