Texas

Fort Worth was still savoring a victory for a $400 mllion bond proposal when rating agencies rained on the parade.

Tampering with funds from a debt sale was among the allegations that landed Crystal City's former city attorney and city manager the long sentence.

Healthcare giant Catholic Health Initiatives now has a stable outlook on its Baa1 rating from Moody's Investors Service.

The city expects to begin issuance in 2019 and continue pricing deals over five years.

The county, which encompasses Houston, can seek voter approval for a flood bond proposal that could exceed $2 billion.

The population of the county north of Dallas is expected to double by 2030.

Most of the more than $6 billion of bond proposals on local ballots passed, but some large issues fell short.

Texas continued its record pace of sales tax growth in April.

Conning is holding firm to its declining outlook on states' credit quality, though S&P sees some rays of sunshine.

The Texas city's "Trinity River Vision" requires voter approval of $250 million of flood-control bonds.

County commissioners asked Gov. Greg Abbott for permission to schedule an election for a flood-prevention bond proposal on Aug. 25.

The state's largest municipal advisor is sticking with the school districts and dropping charter clients, losing some top employees in the process.

Local districts and governments are requesting a bit more than half of the record $11.7 billion sought last November.

The Texas Water Development Board will give investors a shot at its triple-A revenue bonds.

The Austin City Council on Tuesday got its first look at a proposed $851 million bond that could be brought before voters in November.

An unsealed whistleblower lawsuit accuses eight Wall Street and regional banks and broker-dealers that served as remarketing agents of fraud and collusion in resetting rates for variable rate demand obligations issued by state and local issuers in Illinois.

Ground rules and a scope of work were set for the new Ector County Independent School District Bond Advisory Committee that met Monday in the George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa cafeteria.

Even after Hurricane Harvey and the threat of a trade war, local governments in Texas are enjoying a surge in sales taxes as they cope with population growth.

Surging sales tax revenue shows economic strength across several sectors, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.

As they prepare to battle for votes in the runoff for Montgomery County Precinct 4 Commissioner, incumbent Jim Clark and James Metts have differing ideas on the immediate needs of the community.