Richard Williamson

Voters in Harris County will decide whether to authorize up to $2.5 billion of bonds to minimize damage from future storms.

New Mexico found a no-cost escape route from troublesome swap agreements with a $67 million termination fee.

Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.

The University of Texas is launching a $175 million project to remodel its famed football stadium as the university embarks on the 2019 fiscal year with a record budget.

Thanks to rising revenue and retirement of bonds eight years earlier than planned, Colorado's E-470 Authority can free drivers of a $10 registration fee that helped complete the beltway around metro Denver.

With strong credit in a booming economy, Texas returns to the notes market with $7.2 billion up for grabs to keep cash flowing to schools.

Regional shifts in population portend credit challenges for U.S. states, Fitch Ratings analysts say.

A strong rebound in oil and gas production and broad economic growth is fueling record growth in sales tax revenue, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

To keep its record bond proposal below $1 billion in November, the Fort Bend Independent School District favors calling for two elections three years apart.

San Antonio has weathered a decade of stress on the federal funding and energy fronts.

The Nacogdoches County Hospital District took a nine-notch downgrade as it prepares to file for bankruptcy.

Dallas will issue $235 million of bonds to settle lawsuits about officers' back pay.

Arkansas sees an economic payoff for its $125 million of general obligation bonds that helped it land a $1.1 billion steel mill on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Texas maintained its torrid pace of sales tax collections in June with its sixth monthly record in 2018.

While advocates support the $250 million bond proposal as a matter of social justice, a city council member questions the lack of specificity on projects.

Texas will take its triple-A rating to the muni market with $240 million of refunding bonds for the state's water development program.

The southernmost airport in Texas will replace its nearly 50-year-old terminal with a larger version equipped for modern security and capacity challenges.

Morgan Stanley won the auction for both tranches of $261 million of debt.

Two years after New Mexico lost its triple-A rating, New Mexico has taken its second downgrade from Moody's Investors Service based on rising pension and Medicaid obligations.

Denver will combine a current refunding with the first sale of new bonds approved by voters last November.