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The projects funded by the deal align with the city of Alexandria's goal to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.

The deal, which marks the city's largest special facilities revenue bond issuance, will help finance a terminal project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

The wealthy city is borrowing $124.2 million through its finance authority. The bonds are backed by lease payments the city will pay from its general fund.

The cost of replacing the airport's train system has blown past its budget by $1.45 billion to $3.5 billion.

Houston is set to price Tuesday $1 billion of United Airlines Terminal Improvement Projects AMT revenue bonds while the Public Finance Authority will bring $125 million of non-rated Million Air Three General Aviation Facilities Project revenue bonds.

The agencies cited the authority's strong performance and position.

The $4.5 billion of New York Transportation Development Corp. bonds sold for the P3 won the Northeast category of The Bond Buyer's 2024 Deal of the Year awards.

As headline risk swirls around the Fed and the transition to the Trump administration, municipals have largely stayed in their own lane. November finds the municipal market "in far better technical shape, with an attractive backdrop through at least year-end," J.P. Morgan's Peter DeGroot said. 

The outlook change to negative comes in the wake of voter approval on Nov. 5 of a ballot measure requiring certain public safety spending by the city.

The Aloha State received three rating affirmations as it prepares to sell $750 million of taxable general obligation bonds.