Houston NFL expansion team Owner Bob McNair "intends to have 'no more than 10 to 12 limited partners.'" McNair's personal share of the team "will stay at a minimum" of 51%, but he will "entertain interest at any level down" to only 1%. McNair: "Remember, we'll be capitalized at around $800 million, so 1% would be $8 million. That's a lot of money" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 1/28)....In Ft. Worth, Sean Wood writes that MLB Rangers players and execs "braved yesterday's wintry weather to visit" Plano, TX, "in an attempt to boost" its fan base. Rangers Exec VP/PR John Blake said that the team sold 75 15-game mini plans during the annual winter caravan, and sold an estimated $20,000 or more of tickets "based on sales volume and prices" (STAR-TELEGRAM, 1/28). ...In Dallas, Tim Cowlishaw, on the Mavericks possibly signing Dennis Rodman: "[Owner] Mark Cuban is doing the impossible. He's lowering this franchise's standards" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 1/28)....In Vancouver, Neil Macrae, noted Heico Companies CEO Michael Heisley's pending purchase of the Grizzlies (see THE DAILY, 1/25): "It's time to find out if, through proper ownership and proper marketing, a team can make it here" (Vancouver PROVINCE, 1/27).