Richard Williamson

Texas school bond volume doubled to $2.2 billion in January compared to the same month last year.

A continuing decline in oil prices will strain the budgets of five producing states to varying degrees, according to Standard & Poor's.

A hungry primary market gets a $250 million taste of top-rated Texas variable-rate debt from the Veterans Land Board.

The law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe will include a public finance team as part of its new Houston law offices that will hire 20 lawyers from other firms.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who was co-namesake of the Bracewell & Giuliani, is leaving the Houston-based law firm for Greenberg Traurig.

Oklahoma's 3% mid-year cuts to school districts are credit negative because they hinder the districts from paying for budgeted expenditures for the remainder of the school year, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Only 7% of the nation’s 3,069 counties have fully recovered from the last recession, according to research by the National Association of Counties.

The “Great Financial Crisis” continues to haunt the world’s economy because government failed to repair a damaged system and prosecute fraud, says University of Texas economist James K. Galbraith, who speaks next month at a Bond Buyer event in Austin.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to cut $25 million in highway spending and enact other cuts as revenue continues to fall.

The University of Houston will issue $272 million of tuition revenue bonds that that combine taxable and tax-exempt debt.

Faced with falling oil prices, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez called for a restrained approach to spending under a $6.5 billion budget that emphasizes education, safety and economic growth.

Texas sales tax revenue in December fell 1.1% to $2.33 billion as low oil prices continued to undermine the state’s economy.

Arkansas revenues for December fell below those reported for the same month in 2014 but managed to surpass expectations by $7.7 million.

Kansas revenues fell $27 million below expectations for December, returning to a pattern of shortfalls after a one-month reprieve in November.

The University of Texas System will offer investors taxable and green bonds in a pair of top-rated deals worth $450 million.

Texas' total outstanding debt increased 6.2% in fiscal year 2015 to a record $47.09 billion, according to the state Bond Review Board.

Colorado business leaders are gathering support for a $3.5 billion highway bond program as the Colorado General Assembly prepares for its 2016 session.

Oklahoma's projected 13% decline in revenues in fiscal 2017 illustrates how much low energy prices will stress budgets in oil and gas producing states, Moody's Investors Service says.

A large operating loss cost the operator of Mission Regional Medical Center its investment-grade rating from Standard & Poor's, and notice of a technical default is expected.

With natural gas prices falling to record lows, public power utilities should benefit with stronger operating margins and more flexibility to adjust rates to offset other costs, according to Fitch Ratings.