More than a dozen cities are being considered for the WNBA's next expansion franchise, which is expected to begin playing by 2028.

Harris knows the state of Texas well. She is from Dallas and made her WNBA debut in Houston. However, Harris played her college basketball in Austin and she refers to the city as “my town.” “Austin makes sense for me because that's where my career ...

Former NCAA champ and UT Longhorn standout Fran Harris is raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet to bring the 16th team to the capital city, with the WNBA's commissioner expressing confidence that the sport will expand to 16 teams by 2028.

Harris has spent the past year raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet to position the city as the WNBA's next team location.

So, Harris has spent the last several years rallying the community, and preparing for a WNBA expansion bid in Austin. That bid is underway, and in turn, Austin has emerged as one