Jason Philyaw

DALLAS - The current property-tax based funding formula for Texas schools needs more changes that would allow officials to keep providing the level of education state residents have come to expect.

DALLAS — Just a handful of deals are set to price this week in Texas, including two from suburban Houston school systems.

DALLAS — The West Harris County Regional Water Authority completed the sale of $63.7 million of water system revenue bonds yesterday to fund acquisition of surface water from Houston and extensions to transmission lines, pumping, storage, and water-well facilities.

DALLAS – Multiple-tranche deals from El Paso and Arlington lead the way this week in Texas.

DALLAS — The Bushland Independent School District is bringing $9.1 million of unlimited-tax school building bonds to market next week on the heels of a three-notch upgrade to A-plus from BBB-plus by Standard & Poor’s.

DALLAS — The first of two refunding deals planned by the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will be the largest bond issue this week in Texas.