Could the WNBA be coming to Austin? It will if former NCAA champ and Texas Longhorn standout Fran Harris has her way. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/local ...

According to KVUE, Harris has spent the past year raising capital and preparing Austin's submission for the WNBA to consider. The city has a long reputation as a college football town, yet has never had a professional sports team of their own. This coincides with the national trend of growing women's sports viewership.

Yahoo Sports women basketball writer Cassandra Negley is joined by Fran Harris, former women’s college basketball and WNBA champion, to talk about Fran's involvement in submitting a bid for the WNBA’s 16th team to land in Austin,

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