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After several months negotiating with the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, the Rockets finalized a deal to pay half of the constructions costs, and a referendum was set for November 2. [27] The deal was approved by Brown and the Houston City Council, [ 28 ] but Watson started an opposition group against the referendum, [ 29 ] saying the ...
In June 1997, with the ability to create a sports authority signed into law, concurrent votes of the Harris County Commissioners' Court and the Houston City Council to establish the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority on effective September 1, 1997. [34]
NRG Stadium (previously known as Reliant Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Construction was completed in 2002, at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220. [9][10] It was the first NFL facility to have a retractable roof. [11]
Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation: Operator: SMG: Capacity: 8,000: Construction; Opened: February 14, 1974 () Architect: Lloyd Jones & Associates: Main contractors: Pence Construction Company: Tenants; Houston Angels (1978-80) Houston Hotshots (1999-2000) Rice Owls (2007-08) Houston Comets (2008) Website; Venue Info
Shell Energy Stadium. Shell Energy Stadium[a] is an American multi-purpose stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to Houston Dynamo FC, a Major League Soccer club and the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League and was the first soccer specific stadium built in a major metropolitan downtown city.
The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It sat around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by George Strait in 2002. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy ...
The Hotshots was the last professional soccer franchise in Houston before today's Dynamo, operating from 1994–2000 in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and the World Indoor Soccer League. [ 1] The short-lived Houston Force of the American Professional Soccer League was terminated during their first season in 1994 due to financial issues.
On December 2, 2010, Harris County and the Houston Sports Authority reached an agreement for the 20,000–22,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Downtown Houston east of Minute Maid Park, across Highway 59 which would be the third sporting facility for Downtown Houston.