The idea of a building like the Astrodome once seemed as foreign as sending a man to the moon. But when Major League Baseball awarded an expansion franchise to Houston in 1960, a band of visionaries ...

The COVID-19 pandemic upended most aspects of normal life, but this year has clutched dearly to one bit of normalcy for Houston residents: inaction on the Astrodome. For 12 years, the architectural ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty-five years after it first opened to the public as the 8th Wonder of the World, the Astrodome now sits stripped and empty, used only as a warehouse. "It is primarily used ...

Even renovations to NRG Park, which includes NRG Stadium, but not the Astrodome, come at a time when three of the city's major sports franchises are competing for public funding for facility updates.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston, it's been forever since you've been able to see the inside of the Astrodome. But don't worry. The Astrodome Conservancy and Harris County are planning to change that.

Sixty years ago, on January 3, 1962, construction began on the Houston Astrodome. Former Houston mayor Roy Mark Hofheinz pitched the idea for an air-conditioned indoor arena to increase attendance for ...

HOUSTON -- The Astrodome Conservancy has partnered with Harris County to assist with the “preservation, rehabilitation and activation” of the Astrodome," which closed to the public in 2009. Officials ...

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HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 2: The interior of the Houston Astrodome in Houston, TX is pictured on Feb. 2, 2017. The stadium, once called the "8th Wonder of the World," is now closed and in disrepair.

If Rip Van Winkle were a Houstonian, waking from a decades-long nap along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, he'd be as shocked as Washington Irving's original Dutchman. Tenderloins have turned to enclaves ...

HOUSTON – The Astrodome Conservancy hosted a news conference Thursday to discuss its campaign to create a community-supported vision for the reuse and redevelopment of the landmark. Titled “Future ...

Sept. 8, 2005 — -- Before it could even get on the air, the plug appears to be pulled on what might be called "Radio Free Katrina" -- a volunteer effort to create a tiny radio station for ...