Richard Williamson

Public pensions that relied on equity growth to ease unfunded liabilities could face a harsher reality, experts told The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance Conference.

Texas could see a threat to its solid economic conditions from the COVID-19 outbreak, experts told The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance Conference.

Issuers in the region sold $78.2 billion of bonds in 2019, a 24% year-over-year gain driven by growth in Texas and Colorado.

A nonprofit corporation will use the taxable and tax-exempt bonds to buy or refinance 28 skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma and Texas.

Gov. Doug Ducey's $12.3 billion budget proposal would slightly increase the state's reserves.

Buoyed by rising revenues over the past two years, Oklahoma must continue to guard against a downturn, Kevin Stitt said.

After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.

After two recounts produced different results, the Midland Independent School District's $569 million measure bond fell 26 votes short.

Faced with falling enrollment at its state universities, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to spend more money on college students.

The Colorado-based Tri-State Generating and Transmission Association said it would retire its coal-fired power plants within 10 years.

The state would boost spending on education under proposals from the governor and the legislature, both led by Democrats.

Oklahoma saw its economy steadily slowing through 2019, according to Treasurer Randy McDaniel.

Texas closed out a record year of sales tax collections with a strong kick in December, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

With a new Texas Rangers venue opening in March, the city of Arlington, Texas, plans to add an adjacent hotel and convention center.

State government issuers are expected to sell $4.68 billion of new money bonds in fiscal 2020, a 6.5% increase, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.

The deal for the Houston-area beltway builder is expected to come in three large tranches early next year.

Facing loss of their tax-exemption under 2017 tax legislation, rural electric and utility cooperatives lobbied for language in the new federal spending bill.

The non-profit partner in a $250 million campus apartment complex is suing the university after the school canceled parking and commercial leases.

Denver International Airport expects to pay up to $210 million in termination costs to exit a public private partnership for renovation of its main concourse.

For the fourth time since 1993, Oklahoma City voters have approved a 1-cent tax to build projects without the use of bonds.