Texas

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority said in a court filing Monday that MBIA Insurance Co. is not out "a single penny" for covering $1 billion of its stadium bonds.

Texas Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams is proposing that the state use a vacant private prison that defaulted on its debt to economize on incarceration costs.

A court victory by El Paso, Texas, in a bond validation lawsuit clears the way for $50 million of revenue bonds to build a downtown ballpark.

Photos from our Texas Public Finance Conference, held February 10-12, 2013 at the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas.

Texas lawmakers are weighing raising fuel taxes or levying a new sales tax on vehicles and related products.

The El Paso City Council rejected a request for a citywide vote on its plans to demolish City Hall to make way for a baseball stadium.

Court ruling that the state school funding formula is unconstitutionally flawed could lead to stronger credit ratings for local school districts.

The Houston City Council last week approved a lease agreement between William P. Hobby Airport and Southwest Airlines, clearing a path for Southwest's first international flights.

Managed lanes are the way of the future for transportation finance in Texas, but some experts question how far high-speed tollways can go toward closing highway revenue gaps.

Fitch Ratings believes a state district court ruling earlier this month that Texas' school finance system is unconstitutional may ultimately result an increased funding and financial flexibility for school districts in the state, strengthening their credit profile.

Austin Independent School District is expected to ask voters for $898.4 million of GO bonds on May 11.

Panelists at The Bond Buyer's 17th Annual Texas Public Finance Conference said the municipal market is faring well in the Lone Star State, and if trouble comes it will come from Washington, D.C.

Texas charter school leaders say they will continue the fight for facilities funding from the state despite a recent setback in court.

A Dallas suburb raised $186 million for a major retail development in a deal that includes the first bonds insured by Berkshire Hathaway Assurance in more than three years.

Texas district judge ruled Monday that the state system of funding public education is inadequate and unconstitutional.

Plano, Texas City Council is expected to whittle down a proposed $125.3 million bond package next week that includes $43 million for streets and $42 million for parks.

The Texas Transportation Commission plans to develop a major Dallas-Fort Worth freeway as a tolled public-private partnership and is re-issuing a request for qualifications for a similar project at an adjoining highway.

Travis County voters may decide in November on whether to issue GO bonds for a $343 million civil courthouse in downtown Austin.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for a constitutional amendment that would allow $1.8 billion in tax relief and a budget that would use $3.7 billion from the rainy day fund for water and transportation projects.

Trustees of Ector County Independent School District have approved the mid-February sale of $129.8 million of GO bonds approved in November 2012.