8-K

 
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                August 22, 1997


                            FORT BEND HOLDING CORP.
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            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


       DELAWARE                         0-21328                  76-0391720
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


    3400 AVENUE H, ROSENBERG, TEXAS                              77471-3808
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (281) 342-5571
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
Item 5.   Other Events

     On August 22, 1997, the Registrant issued the press release attached as 
Exhibit 99 declaring a 2-for-1 split in the form of a 100% stock dividend.

     The foregoing information does not purport to be complete and is qualified 
in its entirety by reference to the Exhibit to this Report.


Item 7.   Press Release

     (c)  Exhibits

          The Exhibit referred to in Item 5 of this Report and listed on the 
accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Report and is incorporated 
herein by reference.



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EXHIBIT 
NUMBER                          DESCRIPTION
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  99                    Press release, dated August 22, 1997



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                                  SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                FORT BEND HOLDING CORP.



Date:  August 25, 1997                          By:  /s/ Lane Ward
                                                     ___________________________
                                                     Lane Ward
                                                     Vice Chairman, President 
                                                     and Chief Executive Officer



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EX-99

 
                            FORT BEND HOLDING CORP.

                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  AUGUST 22, 1997


                FORT BEND HOLDING CORP. DECLARES 2-FOR-1 SPLIT 
                 IN THE FORM OF A 100% PERCENT STOCK DIVIDEND

Rosenberg, Texas, August 22, 1997

(Nasdaq NMS:FBHC) - Lane Ward, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Fort Bend Holding Corp., Rosenberg, Texas, announced today that Fort 
Bend Holding Corp. has declared a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% 
stock dividend payable on or about October 1, 1997, to shareholders of record on
September 11, 1997.  Under the terms of this stock split, in the form of a stock
dividend, Fort Bend Holding Corp.'s shareholders will receive a dividend of 1 
share for every 1 share held on the record date.  The dividend will be paid in 
authorized but unissued shares of common stock of the Company.

The par value of Fort Bend Holding Corp.'s stock will not be affected by the 
split and will remain at $.01 per share.  The Company anticipates that the 
outstanding shares of stock after the split will be increased from approximately
828,000 to approximately 1,656,000.

Mr. Ward stated that "the Board of Directors has declared this stock split to 
reduce its price per share in order to increase its market liquidity for the 
purpose of enhancing the securities' appeal to both private and institutional 
investors."

Fort Bend Holding Corp. serves Fort Bend, Harris, Wharton, Waller and Montgomery
Counties in Southeast Texas through its subsidiary, Fort Bend Federal Savings
and Loan ("FBF") headquartered in Fort Bend County and FBF's subsidiary Mitchell
Mortgage Company, L.L.C. located in The Woodlands. Fort Bend Federal's market
area is located in the largest metropolitan area of Texas and the eighth largest
in the United States. The Corporation's stock is traded on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol "FBHC".
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                        For more information, contact:
         Lane Ward, Vice Chairman, President and CEO at (281) 342-5571