Richard Williamson

Oklahoma returned to a positive trend in tax receipts in July, but Treasurer Randy McDaniel cautions that troublesome signs remain.

With help from federal stimulus funding and online sales, Texas sales tax revenues turned positive in July. However, other tax revenues have fallen significantly.

Dealing with a pandemic in an economy hard hit by falling oil prices, Ector County Hospital District sees an opportunity to lower debt finance costs.

Arlington, Texas, has weathered the pandemic with its ratings intact as it awaits the return of tourists and sports fans.

Major deals that produced record savings have enhanced the firm's credentials among municipal bond senior managers in Texas.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's second major refunding saw results similar to the first, paving the way to a $1.1 billion deal next week.

Texas faces a shortfall of $4.8 billion at the end of fiscal year 2021, Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported.

Tribal leaders, after a landmark win at the Supreme Court, decided not to rush into a deal with the state to seek jurisdictional clarity from Congress.

The $3.7 billion measure would do more than just fix and replace schools. It could remedy an historic injustice, officials say.

DFW reported present value savings of more than 27% from this week's current refunding of $489.5 million of tax-exempt bonds.

Hilltop Securities plans to expand public finance and wealth management services despite global uncertainty, chief executive Brad Winges says.

Although oil and gas revenues remain low, Oklahoma saw signs of hope for recovery in June.

Texas reported June revenues improved from May, but still down year-over-year.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has $875 million of tax-exempt refunding deals coming up and a $`1.1 billion taxable refunding in the wings.

The city's utility enterprise received rating boosts ahead of a $318 million revenue bond deal that will price after this week's general obligation deal.

“We expect it will be years before demand returns to peak 2019 levels,” industry exec says.

The former Loop Capital executive has nearly two decades of experience in underwriting and institutional sales.

Renewable energy — already supplanting coal on the basis of economics — could become the major power source 15 years earlier than expected, researchers said.

With data from the two worst months of the year so far, state and local analysts are beginning to size up expected revenue losses.

The cities enter a primary municipal bond market prepared to absorb $9 billion of deals this week.