Richard Williamson

The special session on Sept. 25 will be asked to resolve funding problems in the wake of the state Supreme Court's rejection of a "smoking cessation fee."

Investor-owned utilities are recovering quickly from the storm, the rating agency said.

The immense financial impact of the storm is becoming apparent.

A full assessment of Hurricane Harvey's impact to municipal credits remains weeks away as Houston and southeast Texas continue battling high waters.

Aside from embarrassment to its finance team, New Mexico won't be hurt by its mistaken advance refunding of $79 million of non-callable bonds, officials said.

The remaking of 10 miles highway through Denver and its suburbs is the largest project in Colorado Department of Transportation history.

The state will restructure an escrow account created to advance refund bonds that were found not to be callable.

A bankrupt Texas issuer hasn't missed a bond payment, in contrast to the default of an issuer that hasn't filed.

The $1.50-per-pack fee was key to balancing the state's budget

The Texas cities are preparing to ask for about $2.5 billion of bonds in November.

Texas enjoyed another strong month of growth in sales tax revenue in July, with the $2.56 billion total running 7.9% ahead of the same month last year.

After recovering from severe drought and raising rates, debt levels may rise for Texas water utilities, while their credit should remain stable, according to Fitch Ratings.

After winning strong voter approval of a record bond proposal, San Antonio will take its triple-A rating to market with $205 million of bonds.

A decline in international student applications following President Trump's travel ban ratchets up fiscal pressure on public colleges and universities.

Oklahoma City will use revenue bonds backed by 10 funding sources to fund the project.

Among those affected by the EnerVest collapse are public pension funds in Texas, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, California and Florida.

The state's Supreme Court may order state lawmakers to increase K-12 spending.

Pension funding woes drove the downgrade and continued negative outlook.

Expansion plans were a factor in the rating action on Texas Children's Hospital.

Texas state revenue figures point to a steadily improving economy