Richard Williamson

The $8.5 billion on the ballots included $6.5 billion for schools, $1.6 billion for cities, $319 million for counties and $139 million for community colleges.

The North Texas Tollway Authority will sell a mix of taxable first-tier and tax-exempt second-tier bonds in the refunding transaction.

The Texas House rejected a proposal to expand coverage for Texans who have low-paying jobs that do not provide health insurance.

A year after the traditional May bond elections were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Texans will consider bonds for local issuers, mostly schools.

The school's debt load will reach $1 billion and Moody's says it's "uncertain" the college can "sustainably return to stonger operating performance."

New Mexico joins neighboring states Arizona and Colorado in legalizing marijuana sales with an eye toward higher state revenue.

S&P Global Ratings lifted its outlook for the North Texas Tollway Authority as it prepares to refund $850 million of debt.

Anticipating a flood of funding from President Biden's infrastructure plan, states are positioning for an expansion of broadband to rural and underserved areas.

A year after its S&P outlook turned negative, Oklahoma is back to a stable position on strong financial management during COVID.

S&P Global downgrades Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to BBB-plus amid plans to reduce coal consumption and lower costs for members.

Texas A&M University System purchased the privatized housing at three campuses through a taxable revenue bond deal.

It was the second month in the last 12 to show a year-over-year increase.

With its growth only slightly hindered by the pandemic, the University of Texas System aims for savings with refunding deal.

The decline in the first quarter shows the continuing impact of pandemic, exacerbated by the February winter storm that cut power to much of Texas.

With some light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences fund growth with $139 million of revenue bonds.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority will seek a federal grant for the light rail tunnel with the support of the City Council.

CPS Energy will issue $367 million of bonds to retire commercial paper, after absorbing a pair of downgrades following the Texas power distribution crisis.

Denver is selling $274 million of dedicated tax bonds in a deal to fund projects at the National Western Stock Show complex and Colorado Convention Center.

S&P Global Ratings cut CPS Energy to AA-minus from AA, as it faces $1 billion in unbudgeted costs for buying expensive power through the state grid operator.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas and CPS Energy, the public utility of the city of San Antonio, were downgraded after the cold weather power crisis.