Former NCAA and WNBA champion Fran Harris says Central Texas is fertile territory for the growing women’s basketball league.

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.

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.

Former Texas women's basketball and WNBA champion Fran Harris is pushing for Austin to receive a WNBA expansion team.

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