Southwest

After Ken Paxton's opinion said giving preferences based on sex or race is unconstitutional, his office set a new certification requirement for bond issuers.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit's moratorium on new debt issuance comes as voters in five of its 13 member cities will decide whether to withdraw from the agency.

Nederland plans to sell bonds backed solely with revenue generated by the Eldora Mountain Resort, which it plans to buy and improve with the proceeds.

A plan before county commissioners to put a 0.625% permanent sales tax on the April ballot to complete a bond-financed jail project failed to advance.

Republican Ken Paxton said his first-of-its-kind legal opinion aims to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the Lone Star State.

The state's Democratic governor and Republican-controlled legislature are at odds over how much to conform with federal tax changes enacted last year.

Pending city council approval, the February competitive bond sale would be the first issuance from $950 million of debt authorized by voters on Nov. 4.

The rating agency lifted the state's general obligation and other ratings by a notch, citing well-established and prudent governance practices.

The second-largest public school system in Texas could ask voters to approve as much as $6.24 billion of bond authorization as soon as in May.

Bank of America and Wells Fargo will lead underwriting for $1.8 billion of sales tax and revenue bonds issued through the Kansas Development Finance Authority.