Texas

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.

The nation's leading municipal bond counsel expects to gain a significant edge through artificial intelligence and related technology.

With flooding from Hurricane Harvey still fresh in voters' minds, officials in Texas' largest county see an urgent need for a flood-control proposal.

Historic redevelopment projects that were on life-support are moving forward after historic tax credits were retained in a rewrite of the federal tax code.

Export industries may suffer, and Increases in steel and aluminum prices would hinder infrastructure projects.

Debt covenant compliance was an issue of concern pointed out during a recent meeting of the Ector County Hospital District audit committee.

A trade war would bring risks for states that do major business with Canada and Mexico, Fitch Ratings said after a seventh round of talks ended with no resolution.

With parking revenue under fire from services like Uber and Lyft, large airports are turning to technology to make their lots more competitive.

Rick Witte, former head of public finance for Andrews Kurth Kenyon, is among those making the move from that firm.

Municipal bond volume across the eight-state Southwest region in 2017 fell 9% below its 2016 record.

“We’re headed to a place where we don’t necessarily want to be,” said the city's chief financial officer.

Plans to build new homes, luxury apartments and hotels in Haltom City, Texas, is driving the need to replace an outdated fire station and build a new combined city hall and police department.

For the second consecutive voting cycle, Waxahachie residents will decide the fate of a proposed bond to address population growth.