Southwest

Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez will join Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Locke Lord's Texas public finance team.

With its hotel and car rental tax support in tatters, the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority also received a negative outlook from Moody's.

Amid the market mayhem and work-from-home requirements, Hilltop Securities is adopting new tools to keep clients current on coping strategies.

The court offered a bruising assessment of Nuveen's attempts to choke off Preston Hollow's business, but the investment powerhouse doesn't face any penalties or damages.

Stay-at-home orders and school closures driven by COVID-19 have cut traffic in half or more on many toll roads and bridges.

Laura Kelly is promoting the plan as an economic stimulus.

Lawmakers granted Kevin Stitt authority to shift money where it's needed amid a coronavirus-driven fiscal crisis.

Michael Bartolotta, who built his career at Hilltop Securities' predecessor firm, returns to its Houston office.

The corporate bond business appears to enjoy greater liquidity than tax-exempts, said Lee Deviney, executive director of the Texas Public Finance Authority.

Municipal bond issuance was $67.88 billion after the first two months of 2020 and was on pace to easily eclipse the $400 billion mark — then COVID-19 completely turned the market upside down.