Texas

Regional shifts in population portend credit challenges for U.S. states, Fitch Ratings analysts say.

A strong rebound in oil and gas production and broad economic growth is fueling record growth in sales tax revenue, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

To keep its record bond proposal below $1 billion in November, the Fort Bend Independent School District favors calling for two elections three years apart.

Thomas W. Masterson III established a key Houston muni bond firm and helped guide the region's economic boom.

San Antonio has weathered a decade of stress on the federal funding and energy fronts.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

The audit could be part of an ongoing initiative by the IRS to examine refunding bonds, said a lawyer.

The Nacogdoches County Hospital District took a nine-notch downgrade as it prepares to file for bankruptcy.

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Dallas will issue $235 million of bonds to settle lawsuits about officers' back pay.

Two Dallas-area school districts put their recently approved bonds up for sale to a receptive market.

The Texas economy is riding high and producing record tax revenue, but a trade war could reverse the trend, Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar said.

Fitch Ratings says the application of its new rating criteria is not expected to result in widespread downgrades.

Texas maintained its torrid pace of sales tax collections in June with its sixth monthly record in 2018.

While advocates support the $250 million bond proposal as a matter of social justice, a city council member questions the lack of specificity on projects.

Texas will take its triple-A rating to the muni market with $240 million of refunding bonds for the state's water development program.

The southernmost airport in Texas will replace its nearly 50-year-old terminal with a larger version equipped for modern security and capacity challenges.

The Kinney County Public Facility Corp. issued $9.23 million in project revenue bonds to finance the the warehouse style building with 384 beds for adults.

Holders of $113 million of Dallas County Schools debt will be made whole within five years.

The Conroe Independent School District is considering a bond election only four years after voters approved a $487 million bond referendum in 2015.