Owner Tilman Fertitta of the Houston Rockets waves to the crowd after the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Toyota Center. His Fertitta Automotive Group recently purchased a Houston-area Chevy dealership in a bid to expand his car empire.

Chron.com says that Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta will formally submit a bid for a WNBA expansion team in Houston. It will include Comets’ branding.

Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta plans to submit a bid to bring a WNBA expansion team back to Houston, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday.