First as City Attorney, then in private practice, Gene led the negotiations and development of Minute Maid Park, Reliant Park, and Toyota Center.
The measure passed in a close vote, and led to the construction of new sports facilities for professional teams, including Minute Maid Park for the Houston Astros, Reliant Stadium for the Houston Texans and Toyota Center for the Houston Rockets.
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During the construction phase, plans called for the coliseum to be named simply El Coliseo de Puerto Rico (The Coliseum of Puerto Rico), but when it was also suggested that a private entity could sponsor the facility and thereby lend its name to it, most local politicians objected to the idea, since the financial scandal involving Enron reminded them that the bankrupt company had sponsored a sports facility, which was the Enron Field, later renamed Minute Maid Park in Houston.
The pitcher who initially set the record of 14 strikeouts at Minute Maid Park was Bud Norris.