Texas

Bills have been introduced to eliminate the May election option for local bond and tax propositions, forcing them onto the November general election ballot.

Texas investor John Kleinheinz now controls Texas Central, which has spent more than a decade trying to build the Dallas-to-Houston high speed train.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance conference.

Mayor John Whitmire said phased-in funding under an agreement with plaintiffs who successfully sued the city will help address a budget shortfall.

Issuers in Texas are wary of potential changes at the federal and state level that could impact their finances and ability to sell debt.

Chris Hollins, the city's chief financial officer, said Texas anti-ESG laws are raising costs at the same time the city faces a structural budget deficit.

New York Power Authority CFO Adam Barsky and Battery Park City Authority CFO Pamela Frederick join The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk to unpack the far-reaching consequences of eliminating, reducing, or limiting the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds.

Houston, Phoenix, and Dallas are taking action to address fiscal challenges brought on by litigation, state actions and a ballot measure.

The city council approved the private placement of up to $325 million of notes to commence funding for a $1 billion convention center expansion project.

A city-created corporation plans to issue bonds for the mass transit project, paid off with a voter-approved hike in the maintenance and operations property tax.