Texas

The hires "will help us further deepen our relationships," said the firm's head of public finance.

JP Zaptin has joined Baird where he will establish a municipal trading desk

Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that takes effect Sept. 1.

Hays County's Nov. 5 election for nearly $440 million of bonds, which won voter approval, was voided by a state judge due to an open meetings act violation.

K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.

Bexar County officials passed a resolution related to a potential Nov. 4 ballot measure on venue taxes for a new San Antonio Spurs basketball arena.

Municipal bond issuers in the state dodged a barrage of bills in this year's legislative session seeking to constrain their debt sales.

Ahead of a 14-3 vote to pass the $7 billion spending plan, concerns were raised about new legislation affecting the city's public safety pension funds.

BlackRock Inc. was removed from Texas' blacklist of companies that "boycott" fossil fuels, ending a three-year standoff over the firm's environmental policies.

When Chicago barred media from its investor conference, it told journalists the policy aligned with peer municipalities' practices. The facts are less clear.