Richard Williamson

New Mexico Gov. Susan Martinez's signature on Senate Bill 114 is a negative credit factor for the state's schools, according to Moody's Investors Service. The bill reduces state aid by 2%.

In a critical year for the Texas health-care industry, the state's leaders have indicated no interest in tapping the state's growing rainy day fund to cover $1.2 billion in Medicaid underfunding.

Bonds used to finance Houston’s sports facilities will get a lift from the Super Bowl, which Moody’s Investors Service expects to bring an additional $1 million in hotel occupancy tax revenue that supports the debt.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Legislature to maintain funding for border security amid a state hiring freeze. He also called for school finance reform including school vouchers and a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution.

The Texas Permanent School Fund that guarantees more than $70 billion of public school construction bonds retains top credit ratings despite its increasing support for riskier charter school debt

With backing from President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, proponents of school vouchers see their best opportunity in years to shift tax dollars to private schools in the name of "school choice."

President Trump’s broadsides against Mexican immigrants and trade have not triggered rating agency action on border credits, which, in several cases, have seen upgrades.

Gainesville Hospital District in North Texas is reorganizing under Chapter 9 bankruptcy with $19.7 million of general obligation bonds insured by Ambac.

Texas Legislature is beginning the unpopular task of cutting spending for some programs amid weaker revenues.

Local government issuers increasingly relied on certificates of obligation in the past decade, bypassing voter approval to raise capital more quickly, according to Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

The San Antonio City Council will ask voters to approve $850 million of bonds, the largest package in the city’s history, for projects that include redevelopment of Hemisfair Park.

With $9 billion of transportation projects awaiting funding, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is joining legislative leaders in supporting a $3.5 billion bond program for shovel-ready projects.

Citing improving market conditions, the University of Houston plans to increase its offering in a competitive sale by $40 million to more than $400 million.

In its first deal of the year, the Texas Transportation Commission sees another opportunity to achieve savings with $800 million of refunding bonds.

Endowed with record funding levels, the Texas Department of Transportation expects to gain momentum on $70 billion of transportation projects planned over the next decade.

Facing a $900 million shortfall, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing a combination of tax increases, cuts in transportation and pension funding and the sale of tobacco settlement securitization bonds.

Dallas’ unresolved Police and Fire Pension crisis brought another downgrade Wednesday as S&P Global Ratings dropped the city to AA-minus and retained a negative outlook.

As the 2017 Colorado General Assembly gets underway, one measure lawmakers are expected to consider is a sales tax increase for a $3.5 billion transportation and infrastructure bond program.

For the fifth straight year, Oklahoma lawmakers will begin the budget process with lower revenues than the previous year as the state's energy slump continues.

Failure of the Texas Legislature to create a new framework for Dallas’ failing Police and Fire Pension Fund would likely bring a downgrade to the city’s AA credit rating, according to Fitch Ratings.