Reliant Stadium
Location Houston, Texas
Opened August 24, 2002
Capacity
 - American Football
69,000 (can go to 72,000 for the Super Bowl)
Current Ownership Harris County
Architects
  • Hermes Reed Architects/Lockwood, Andrews & Newman
  • Houston Stadium Consultants

The Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas is the home base for the Houston Texans, a professional NFL football team.


Picture of the Reliant Stadium

The Reliant Stadium is part of the Reliant Park complex, and was built to accommodate the Texans. It also holds the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which moved there from the Reliant Astrodome. The Stadium is named after Reliant Energy, which is a major electricity and natural gas provider to the city.