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

Former Texas Longhorns forward Fran Harris, who led the women's basketball team to its first and only national championship in 1986, is gunning for Austin to be a future WNBA expansion site.Why it matters: Austin has long been a college football town,

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.

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