Southwest

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.

After seven months of surplus revenue, Arkansas seeks to avoid a deficit due to coronavirus fallout.

Bond-financed student housing was already facing headwinds when the COVID-19 crisis sent most tenants home.

Ratings for convention center financings and for hotels build to support the venues are under pressure.

Bond-financed bridges across the Rio Grande will lose revenue because of the partial closure of the border, as will the Texas economy.