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I've been a season ticket member a long time and if you offered me an hour or two after the game in air conditioning with food and drink while traffic filters out or sitting in my car not moving, I'll take the former.

Tear down the dome and make it into an inviting complex.

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There's room to do some of that now, at least for the realistic number of people who would want to stay on the grounds paying marked-up prices for booze after exiting the stadium. But Cal would have to lead with an initiative and the county would have to agree to it.

I think part of the reason we haven't seen more 'entertainment district' type growth around the stadiums is the desire of owners to keep money spent on gameday inside the stadium. Crane is changing that some, but only because he'll control the property across the street.

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I get what people are saying. But, it is cool to have a place to go that's not a tail gate after the game to have a beer, food, and watch other games. I've done this in Arizona, Arlington, Green Bay, and Nashville.

I've been a season ticket member a long time and if you offered me an hour or two after the game in air conditioning with food and drink while traffic filters out or sitting in my car not moving, I'll take the former.

Tear down the dome and make it into an inviting complex.

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Does the NRG club level keep the bar/concessions open after the game? I think the club level at Kyle keeps stuff open until 30 minutes after the post-game press conference is over.

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Tear down the dome and make it into an inviting complex.

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We mUsT PrOtEcT ThE ChAmPiOn wInE GaRdEn wItH ItS PoRtA-cAn tRaIlErS, rEsErVaBlE PrEmIuM TaBlEs aNd hIlL NeXt tO ThE DeReLiCt aStRoDoMe fOr oUr cHiLdReN To rUn aRoUnD On!

wOnT SoMeOnE ThInK Of tHe pOoR CoMmItTeEmEn?!

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I've been a season ticket member a long time and if you offered me an hour or two after the game in air conditioning with food and drink while traffic filters out or sitting in my car not moving, I'll take the former.

Tear down the dome and make it into an inviting complex.

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There's room to do some of that now, at least for the realistic number of people who would want to stay on the grounds paying marked-up prices for booze after exiting the stadium. But Cal would have to lead with an initiative and the county would have to agree to it.

I think part of the reason we haven't seen more 'entertainment district' type growth around the stadiums is the desire of owners to keep money spent on gameday inside the stadium. Crane is changing that some, but only because he'll control the property across the street.

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Probably part of the reason, but not really a big part I wouldn't think.

It's a football stadium. It needs a lot of parking to house the ~70k spectators. That requires a significant amount of real estate to do, and by the time the game or even it is over the overwhelming majority of people just want to get in their car and get the F out of being surrounded by 70k other people.

I would have zero desire to do anything other than that after walking a half mile to my car after a football game or concert. Especially when it's either later at night or on a Sunday for football when i just want to get home so I can get some rest before having to drag my ass to work the following Monday. If I wanted a drink after that bad I'd load the ice chest up and have a cold one or two or five on the ride home.

perhaps because of the pushback on the Chronicle story, new Texan's president appears to be saying all the right things:

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As NRG Park discussions continue with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Harris County, the Texans are focused on a renovation of NRG Stadium not building a new venue Tomon told the Houston Business Journal in a one-on-one interview.

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He added that a new stadium is "not a focus right now." Tomon's comments contrast a report from the Houston Chronicle that claimed the team is considering using public funds for a new stadium.

"We have genuinely just been focused on the renovation, what studies are underway, what the project could look like and making sure we are in step with our partners," Tomon said.

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With all that in mind, it would be irrational for the team to move to a new market, Tomon said.

"From a business standpoint, why would you leave? We have such a special market here and have the fanbase here," Tomon said. "That would be counterintuitive to all the initiatives we have underway and all the success we've already had."

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https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2025/03/05/houston-texans-president-nrg-stadium-vision.html?