Houston will be announced next week as one of eight franchise cities for the revived XFL, according to a list posted briefly on the league’s website.
Houston will join Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Tampa, New York and St. Louis as host cities for the new football league, which will begin play in February 2020.
The XFL, which is owned by WWE chairman Vince McMahon, is scheduled to unveil its eight charter cities at a Wednesday news Conference at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
However, a list of franchise cities that included Houston was posted on the league’s website before being removed.