Reliant Arena

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The Reliant Arena, formerly the "Astroarena", is a 350,000 square feet (33,000 m²) sports center in Reliant Park, in Houston, Texas. It is one of the state's major arenas and convention centers.

Construction of Reliant Arena originated in the early 1970s and completed in 1974 adjacent to the Astrohall. Although the Astrohall (renamed Reliant Hall temporarily) was its next door neighbor, it was demolished in May 2002 to make way for a parking lot when Reliant Stadium was being completed.

In 2005, the Arena was used to house refugees from Hurricane Katrina, along with other parts of Reliant Park, and was the site of the field clinic set up to care for those refugees.

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