Richard Williamson

Texas surpassed $3 billion in sales tax revenue, the highest total for any month on record.

While Texas Republican leaders have expressed muted opposition to President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar warned of threats to the state's economy.

Bills to limit the revenue flexibility of local governments and put more state funding toward schools were driven by a desire to limit property taxes.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. hired industry veterans Levi Davis and Ron Morrison as managing directors in its Dallas office.

Owners of two firms will join Hilltop Securites as managing directors, the firm said.

Oklahoma is setting aside $200 million of its record $8.1 billion budget for a rainy day.

A state authority priced $487 million of debt on behalf of Big River Steel, for a project to double the mill's capacity.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to add a sixth terminal that could cost up to $3.5 billion as it approaches its 45th anniversary.

Texas lawmakers are taking unprecedented steps to limit local control of government, advocates for cities and counties say.

Austin Energy expects to reduce the cost of power from an East Texas biomass plant by buying the Nacogdoches facility.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport expects to save money with the refunding deal as it advances plans for a new terminal and refurbished runways.

Travis County has closed on a $330 million, triple-A rated deal to fund the civil and family courts building in downtown Austin.

The University of Texas System will bring $386.8 million of refunding bonds to market this week.

The new mayor and council will take office after a bond issue resolves a longstanding back-pay lawsuit that the departing mayor once said threatened bankruptcy.

School districts dominate the list of 64 issuers seeking $11.2 billion of debt authority.

A higher state sales tax would be used to help fund public schools, in connection with a cap on local property taxes.

While JPMorgan Chase will see a public-private prison in Kansas through to completion, private financing as an alternative to municipal bonds is on the way out.

Municipal bond industry veteran Mark McGruder has joined BOK Financial as head of municipal bond underwriting and trading.

The federal government's failure to respond to requests for information is partially to blame for the loss of ratings on bonds for four Texas detention centers.

Avoidable inmate deaths in jails allegedly staffed by untrained guards represent a headline and financial risk for counties in Texas.