Texans Co-Founder Janice McNair dies at 89

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Jul 15, 2026
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All right. Thank you, Ramesha. Now to that breaking news. Houston Texans co-founder and senior chair
Janice McNair has died. She was 89 years old and we know that Fox 26's Randy Wallace has
been gathering reaction. Randy, what can you tell us? Yeah, well she now Janice and her husband Bob
moved to Houston in 1960. They raised four children and embarked on a lifelong career of giving back
to the community. The McNairs were generous philanthropists making education and medical
research the cornerstones of their charitable giving. In total, they contributed more than
half a billion dollars to charity through their various foundations.
When the McNairs moved to Houston in 1960, they didn't have anything. Their first child,
the crib was a drawer in a chest drawer in an apartment that Bob and Janice rented.
They started with nothing and they turned it into a multi-billion dollar fortune.
And they gave away somewhere between 750 million and a billion dollars.
A remarkable woman. It's a great way to put it. She was a remarkable woman
who everybody respected across the NFL. Houston, she was the epitome of a Southern
belle from South Carolina who had that accent as sweet as Tupelo honey.
The statement from Texans head coach D'Amico Ryans that reads in part,
we share the same vision of bringing the organization to new heights. And I will
continue to work every day to accomplish that goal. My thoughts and prayers are with Cal,
Hannah and their family during this time. Randy Wallace, Fox 26 News.
