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.

She’s got the ear of the WNBA commissioner if not exactly the outright blessing. And she has the passion. Oh, does she have passion. Now she just needs a team. That’s right. The ambitious fireball of a business entrepreneur who has founded the Athletic ...

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