Editing Houston Texans (section)

===Name===
In the process of naming the new franchise leadership conducted an extensive review and research process; the final list of names was determined after several months of research conducted jointly by Houston NFL 2002 and NFL Properties. This included an online survey asking fans and the community to weigh in which received more than 65,000 responses in one week. On March 2, 2000, it was announced that the team name search had been narrowed down to five choices: Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, and Wildcatters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Franchise nicknames|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/news/franchise-nicknames/|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=January 1, 2005|access-date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121222737/http://www.profootballhof.com/news/franchise-nicknames/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 6, 2000, the NFL's 32nd franchise was officially christened the Houston Texans before thousands at a downtown rally in Houston. McNair explained that the name and logo were chosen to "embody the pride, strength, independence and achievement that make the people of Houston and our area special."<ref name="TexansUnveiled">{{cite news|title=McNair unveils name, logo for Houston|url=http://www.nfl.com/Texans/news/nameunveiled.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=September 6, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109083100/http://www.nfl.com/Texans/news/nameunveiled.html|archive-date=November 9, 2000|access-date=September 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Texans Top 100: Naming the Texans|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-top-100-naming-the-texans|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317193642/https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-top-100-naming-the-texans|url-status=live}}</ref> The name "Texans" had been used by several now-defunct football teams, including the [[Canadian Football League]] franchise in San Antonio; the [[World Football League]] franchise in Houston, which moved to Louisiana to become the [[Shreveport Steamer]]; the [[Dallas Texans (NFL)|Dallas Texans]] of the NFL which played in only the 1952 season; and by the precursor of the present-day [[Kansas City Chiefs]], when they were the second incarnation of the [[Dallas Texans (AFL)|Dallas Texans]] in the [[American Football League|American Football League (AFL)]]. Owner Bob McNair received permission from Chiefs' owner [[Lamar Hunt]] to use the Texans name for his new team.<ref name=globe/> It is also a subtle homage to the naming style of the [[NHL]] team the [[Montreal Canadiens]] who also named their team after their respective [[demonym]].<ref name=globe/>