On October 6, 1999, NFL owners approved a $700 million proposal from businessman Rob McNair to award Houston an expansion franchise. In this news segment for Houston’s KPRC-TV, reporter Mary Benton describes the public support from both Houston City Council and the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau. The McNair proposal included a plan to construct a 69,500-seat stadium with a retractable roof. Houston and Harris County pledged a public investment of up to $195 million. Reliant (now NRG) stadium opened in 2002, just in time for the Houston Texans’ first game.