Richard Williamson

Mary Fallin made her final pitch for a balanced budget and pay raises for teachers in her last State of the State address.

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe will establish its second-largest public finance team in Houston with more than two dozen hires from Andrews Kurth Kenyon.

After seven years as governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback is joining the Trump administration as ambassador for religious freedom.

Utah will bring $326 million of triple-A general obligation bonds to market to fund an ambitious prison relocation and transportation projects.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

Plans to build a $362 million Kansas prison as a public-private partnership are in doubt as lawmakers question the financial benefits.

Former S&P Global Ratings analyst Richard Packard will succeed Black in Fitch's Austin office.

State agencies and universities are expected to generate 26% less bond volume this fiscal year, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.

Kansas schools need a $600 million infusion of additional revenue to resolve a state Supreme Court case, said Gov. Sam Brownback.

Colorado lawmakers enter their 2018 session with election-year politics on their mind and more money in their pockets.

Municipal utility districts on the Texas coast enter 2018 with a stable outlook, according to S&P.

Lawmakers are still trying to find a solution to Oklahoma's unbalanced budget as the 2018 regular legislative session nears.

Houston alerted investors to a last-minute lawsuit questioning the legality of the election process as the city priced $1 billion of voter-approved bonds.

The structure the airport used combines the advantages of a bond issue with those of a private bank loan, an official said.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is putting lawmakers to work the week before Christmas in hopes of delivering a balanced budget by the end of the year.

The strong revenue numbers are a sign of a strengthening economic rebound, said Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller.

A portion of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's $410 million deal may well be its last advance refunding.

The remodeling of the 22-year-old airport will add gates and update its security infrastructure.

Gov. Mary Fallin said the state should not wait until the February opening of the regular legislative session to repair its budget.

Houston hits the market with more certainty about its pensions but less about the tax-exempt market.