Texas

The firm's new chief executive sees a wealth of assets, a positive employee culture, and great potential for growth.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

City and county governments retain more control when they use public improvement districts, but investors are comfortable with municipal utility districts.

Governance and economics, rather than cutting benefits, are increasingly seen as key to solving pension funding woes.

A $12.5 billion rainy day fund protects Texas from the next recession, said Comptroller Glenn Hegar, who wants to invest the fund into productive assets.

The proposal is seen as a long shot in a session focused on school finance and property tax reform.

Texas lawmakers are pushing for legislation to cap local property tax increases, with implications for bond ratings across the state.

The District of Columbia and two Texas issuers are coming to market with municipal bond deals that will warm the hearts of supply-starved investors.

Texas bond volume hit an eight-year low in 2018, but industry experts gathering for The Bond Buyer's annual Austin event are optimistic about the long run.

The merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health creates a Chicago-based nonprofit healthcare system with $10 billion in debt and operations in 21 states.

The 2007 bond authorization for the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas is nearly tapped out, sparking debate about what comes next.

An $8.4 billion bounty in state revenue puts Texas in its best position in years to resolve school funding woes.

Public finance attorneys Uyen Poh and Stephanie Leibe are among 46 lawyers Norton Rose Fulbright promoted to partner.

Hilltop Securities, the Southwest region's top financial advisor, is hiring and restructuring management two years after a difficult merger with Southwest Securities.

New York will require out-of-state retailers with annual sales of more than $300,000 or 100 transactions in the state to collect and remit sales tax.

Issuance in Texas during 2018 was down 23% from 2017, reflecting a national slump that followed federal tax law changes that ended advance refundings.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar projects a record $119.1 billion of revenue heading into the 2019 legislative session.

Texas factory activity continued to expand modestly in December while general business activity worsened, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said on Monday.

The nation's No. 2 financial advisory services firm is hiring municipal executives in Ohio and Michigan.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, which would affect nonprofit hospital credits if it withstands appeal.