AUSTIN, Texas — A former Texas Longhorns standout has started ... "Location, corporate partners, beautiful arena, and best of all, a community that has demonstrated support for women's basketball." Harris also cited the league's record-setting season ...

The former Texas ... basketball great has the financial backing, she insists. She’s got the support of the school administration and the city’s mayor and has had constructive conversations with the sports investment group that built the possible arena ...

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