Local resolve against team relocation secured the Houston Astros a new ballpark in 2000. After winning back-to-back NBA championships, the Rockets hoped to find similar support for a new basketball arena. In this news segment for Houston’s KPRC-TV, broadcast on October 14, reporter Mary Benton highlights recent political advertisements urging voters to oppose the city’s arena proposal. The 1999 referendum failed, but a second passed in 2000. The Toyota Center opened three years later.