 On March 9, 2000, Houston celebrated the official groundbreaking of Reliant Stadium.The 69,500-seat state-of-the-art facility would become the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium.After almost a year of speculation, the team was officially christened the Houston Texans during a downtown celebration on September 6, 2000 that included NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Bob McNair unveiling the new logo.