Texas

Martina Hinojosa and Kevin O'Donnell Stanek have joined FBT Gibbons' public finance practice as partners.

A lawsuit filed this week seeking to end Austin's transportation user fee comes as the Texas city is launching its fiscal 2027 budget process.

A Fitch rating analyst pointed to the school system's elevated long-term liability burden that could be exacerbated by future voter-approved bonds.

The drought-stricken Texas city could face a water emergency as soon as May or October under scenarios presented to the city council.

The Texas city's bond issue will mostly refinance short-term commercial paper into long-term debt and refund some callable Series 2015 bonds.

The 10th annual event, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 1, will take place next week with the participation of some key city officials.

Lucas Janda and Eduardo Cabrera have joined Nickel Hayden Advisors, bringing its staff of registered municipal advisors to seven, the Austin, Texas-based firm announced.

A lawsuit claims Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock illegally removed minority- and women-owned firms from a program created by the state legislature.

The drought-stricken Texas city welcomed the president's support for "a serious money ask" as it revisits a costly seawater desalination project.

Major Texas cities are prepping big bond issues to finance convention center expansions, with Houston hitting the market this week with $1.425 billion of debt.

The Texas cities of Irving and Farmers Branch joined Plano in calling off May elections on withdrawing from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

The airport system revenue bonds will finance portions of an estimated $5 billion expansion program at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

The Texas city is reviving a seawater desalination project as it faces a water supply crisis that has impacted its bond ratings.

Plano is the first of six Dallas Area Rapid Transit member cities to cancel a May 2 election to drop out of the agency, while others could follow suit.

The Texas city, which has been hit with negative rating actions over its water woes, signaled it will issue revenue bonds in its hunt for new supplies.

The precedent and, if there were to be an appeals court affirmation, would have a greater impact on Louisiana than Florida, the attorneys said.

The sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex served by three transit agencies could see more regionalization of services in the future.

The lawsuit contends the city is not complying with a 2024 voter-approved charter amendment requiring increased spending on police.

Cases involving bonds for the city's convention center and a light-rail project are pending before the Texas Supreme Court.

The city of Olathe and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas, signaled support for a state bond plan to move the team from Missouri.