Texas

Round Rock Independent School District, Texas may ask voters for a $184 million school bond authorization.

Trustees of South San Antonio Independent School District have appointed a new citizens bond committee after dissolving the previous tension-plagued panel

As voters prepare to consider more than $600 million of new bonding authority, the city of Dallas will refund $220 million of general obligation bond debt to start its new fiscal year.

The Texas chapter of Women in Public Finance has joined the growing non-profit organization with its first meeting in Austin.

Outstanding state and local public debt in Texas doubled over the past 10 years while the population grew by 20.6%, Comptroller Susan Combs said Wednesday.

Texas A&M University plans to spend up to $450 million renovating Kyle Field but has not announced a bond finance plan, according to reports.

With its economy continuing to gain momentum, Harris County, Texas plans to refund about $353.7 million of toll revenue bonds in a negotiated deal Oct. 2.

The San Antonio City Council approved a $4.50 per day airport rental car fee, creating a revenue stream for a $127 million rental car facility.

A design competition narrowed to four finalists for bond-financed redevelopment of Waller Creek in Austin, Texas

The North Texas Tollway Authority approved refunding up to $150 million of toll revenue bonds.

Pecos City, Texas has discovered federal tax law issues relating to the tax-exempt status of $5.6 million of certificates of participation it issued in 2011 and plans to enter into a voluntary closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service.

Austin Energy should shed its investment in a bond-financed coal plant jointly owned with the Lower Colorado River Authority and replace it with a natural-gas-fired plant, according to a report on the utility's options.

The Texas Education Agency last week notified a record 374 local school districts with high property valuations that they must share tax revenues with poorer districts.

A recent poll of Houston voters found majorities in support of all three major general obligation bond issues on the November ballot.

Texas sales tax collections in August totaled $2.34 billion, an increase of 18.5% from August 2011 revenues, Comptroller Susan Combs said.

A radioactive waste dump financed with taxable general obligation bonds in Andrews County, Texas, is beginning to produce revenue for the county and the state nine years after lawmakers authorized the controversial site.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport continues its record refunding year next week with a $269 million issue that coincides with a terminal remodeling program and the bankruptcy of its major tenant.

The El Paso City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $63 million issue of certificates of obligation for a variety of capital projects. The debt will be issued in October.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's board of directors approved a settlement ending its four-year royalty dispute with Chesapeake Energy Corp. over the price paid on natural gas extracted from airport property.

Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded Brazosport College District, Texas revenue bonds to A2 from A1 while Standard & Poor's lowered the outlook on its AA-minus rating to negative from stable.