Harris County, Texas, Sees Active Market for Flood Debt
August 30, 2010 With soaring demand for top-rated, tax-exempt munis, Harris County, Tex., expects strong results Tuesday in its pricing of...

Texas Sports Agency Flirting With Default
August 30, 2010 The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, the builder of three professional sports stadiums, could default on some of its...

Austin Bypasses BABs
August 23, 2010 DALLAS — After scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service over a previous issue of Build America Bonds, Austin is...

Texas District Selling $205M of Certificates to Expand San Antonio Hospital
August 23, 2010 DALLAS — The Bexar County, Tex., Hospital District plans to price $205 million of certificates of obligation Wednesday...

North Texas Tollway Agency Signs Off on $1.6B Project
August 19, 2010 Amid big changes in leadership and policies, the North Texas Tollway Authority has agreed to build what could be its last...

Fitch: 2Q Continues Rating Trend of More Downs Than Ups
August 18, 2010 Downgrades outnumbered upgrades for the sixth consecutive quarter during the April to June period, according to a report...

Irving, Tex., Maps Debt Service for $250 Million Entertainment Project
August 17, 2010 With hotel taxes falling short of projections, the Dallas suburb of Irving plans to commit a diverse stream of revenues to...

PFM Opens Denver Office Headed by Chris Blackwood
August 17, 2010 PFM Asset Management LLC has opened a Denver office with former Davidson Fixed Income Management managing director Chris...

Texas Plans Record $7.8 Billion Tran Sale
August 16, 2010 Texas is preparing to issue a record $7.8 billion of tax and revenue anticipation notes as legislators confront the largest...

U. of Texas Eyes Low Rates to Build $800M Hospital
August 13, 2010 DALLAS — The University of Texas System has approved building an $800 million hospital at its UT Southwestern Medical...