Richard Williamson

In the largest deal from Colorado this year, the Denver suburb of Aurora saved 12.9% on a $437 million refunding, official said.

Kansas absorbed a downgrade when S&P Global Ratings dropped the state’s issuer credit rating one notch to AA-minus.

BOK Financial is changing the name of its broker-dealer to BOK Financial. The firm was known for 25 years as BOSC, Inc.

Uncertainty over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement has not stopped Texas from continuing to invest in freight routes across the Rio Grande.

A federal appeals court ruling that allows Fort Worth, Texas, to reduce pension benefits is a positive credit factor for the city and others seeking to adjust to growing obligations, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Harris County Hospital District earned a two-notch Fitch Ratings upgrade to AA despite weakness in the Houston area's energy economy.

Oklahoma entered a recession more than a year ago and may still be in one as oil and gas futures trade at less than half of their 2014 peak prices, according to recent economic data.

Kroll Bond Ratings Agency conferred a fourth triple-A rating on Texas general obligation debt as KBRA added its fifth state client.

Texas saw its June sales tax revenue dip 0.8% as a weak oil and gas sector continued to hobble growth, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

Kansas is still looking for the winning formula, four years after Gov. Sam Brownback started his experiment with income and business tax cuts. The 2016 fiscal year ended June 30 with the state borrowing $900 million, raising $38 million to avoid closing public schools and again falling short of revenue estimates.

A decision to delay an $83 million refunding until Britons voted on an exit from the European Union proved highly rewarding for Arkansas as interest-rate savings far surpassed earlier expectations, according to those involved in the sale.

San Antonio plans to offer the market $564 million of revenue refunding bonds for CPS Energy as the city copes with rapid growth.

With dozens of oil and gas company bankruptcies, energy producing states face a growing backlog of abandoned wells as revenue to fix the problems dwindles.

Dallas plans to take advantage of continuing low interest rates with a $640 million issue of water and sewer bonds that combine new money and refunding.

For the second straight year, Texas will not need to issue tax and revenue anticipation notes to manage its cash-flow needs, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced.

Good Shepherd Medical Center took a three-notch downgrade to B-minus on Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings scale as the East Texas hospital struggled to maintain its Medicare reimbursements.

Oklahoma’s recently enacted budget offers positive credit factors for public schools but negative factors for higher education and the state itself, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

A slowdown in oil exploration and production gives Texas an opportunity to repair damaged roads under a $3 billion program funded by state revenues from the industry, officials say.

Faced with a state Supreme Court threat to block distribution of funds to Kansas public schools, Gov. Sam Brownback called a special session of the legislature to provide a funding solution.

Using new criteria, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings warned that eight federal prisons operated privately for profit could see downgrades or upgrades.