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Remember on some of these older MLB/NFL articles there were a few things happening around both leagues:

1) MLB was pressuring several teams/cities to build new stadiums to improve attendance (A's and Rays especially) that have since happened.

2) The Raiders were using San Antonio/Austin to get Vegas to do what they wanted.

MLB is very likely to expand and Austin may be a name that sneaks into consideration but I would assume these next 2 teams are going to Montreal and one of Nashville/Charlotte. Portland and Austin are probably in the tier below that conversation if only because of time the league has wanted those markets.

Austin is an important media market, but the fact that we have a decent number of Stros (and Rangers to a lesser extent) fanbase and a HUGE cowboys contingent means we don't do as much for them to gain new eyeballs on TV deals. I'm really not sure an Austin or San Antonio team would affect TV eyeballs on the NFL at all. There would be *an* impact for MLB but maybe not as much as Montreal or Charlotte would nab them.