MLS has apparently avoided a players’ strike and have reached a tentative accord on a new collective bargaining agreement. It looks like both Texas teams will get to open their seasons at home on Saturday night.

Houston Dynamo take on the Columbus Crew at BBVA Compass Stadium.  The Dynamo will be playing their first game under new coach Owen Coyle.  Coyle has reshaped the lineup.  Keeper Tally Hall and defender Andrew Driver were traded.  New players include Forwards Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres and Chandler Hoffman; Midfielders, Leonel Miranda, Jose Rodriguez and Samuel Inkoom; and Defenders Oumar Ballo and Taylor Hunter among others. Torres looks like the key addition slated to join the team later this season.  He netted 15 goals in 26 appearances for now-defunct Chivas USA last year,

FC Dallas takes on the San Jose Earthquakes.  Will FC Dallas repeat its red hot start to the 2014 season with Dominic Kinnear returning to Texas for the first time since leaving the Dynamo. The Quakes still have some physical players like Victor Bernardez and the always dangerous Chris Wondolowski up front.