Demolition of the north end zone of Royal-Memorial Stadium will begin two weeks after the Nov. 24 Longhorns football game against Texas A&M, the University of Texas men's athletics council was told Tuesday.

The lower deck of the stadium is projected to be completed before the 2007 season, with an upper deck, club seats and suites being added for 2008 while raising capacity above 90,000.

The key to paying for the $150 million expansion is the sale of suites and club seats, athletic director DeLoss Dodds told the council.

"Everything we've been able to do