Texas

After a record year of sales tax revenue, Texas continued to grow collections in the first month of 2020.

After two recounts produced different results, the Midland Independent School District's $569 million measure bond fell 26 votes short.

The proceeds of the bonds were used for the construction of a 232,100 square foot residential facility with 108 living units located on the main campus of an existing facility in Dallas known as The Overlook.

The first hard evidence of how this is affecting ratings in the public finance sector came from a downgrade two months ago involving Princeton Community Hospital in West Virginia.

The last-ditch attempt to settle Preston Hollow Capital's lawsuit against Nuveen failed this week.

Texas closed out a record year of sales tax collections with a strong kick in December, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

With a new Texas Rangers venue opening in March, the city of Arlington, Texas, plans to add an adjacent hotel and convention center.

State government issuers are expected to sell $4.68 billion of new money bonds in fiscal 2020, a 6.5% increase, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.

Decision on mediation comes after judge warned he was close to rendering an opinion likely to favor Preston Hollow Capital

The deal for the Houston-area beltway builder is expected to come in three large tranches early next year.

The judge overseeing PHC's lawsuit accusing Nuveen of strong-arm tactics makes final push for mediated resolution before issuing opinion.

The North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners will price $1.2 billion of refunding bonds that enjoy the boost of Fitch Ratings' one-notch upgrade to BBB.

A stagnant energy economy has different effects in two neighboring states that are among the nation's top oil and gas-producers.

Charles Lynn Almond, 70, partner at Bracewell, Vinson & Elkins, became a nationally recognized expert on public finance law over a 45-year career.

A 25-vote defeat turned into an 11-vote victory for the Midland Independent School District measure.

Preston Hollow is fighting Nuveen's attempt to reopen a trial record in the private lender's lawsuit accusing the investment powerhouse of anti-competitive tactics.

A lawsuit challenges the May 2019 voter approval of the bond measure, which passed with more than 71% of the vote. None of the debt has been issued yet.

Federal investigators levied a $1.6 million fine on Dannenbaum Engineering, which will reorganize under a plea deal. It has worked on bond-funded projects.

Voters in the Lone Star State approved $14.5 billion of the $16 billion in state and local bonds on the ballot Nov. 5.

Nuveen and Preston Hollow Capital trade barbs over PHC's recent sale of university debt