Southwest

The Houston-based firm built by former Hilltop Securities bankers has added three key executives.

The last of the week’s big deals came to market on Thursday with issuers in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Florida leading the pack.

There was a healthy pulse in the municipal market as new structures attracted interest.

Municipals remained weaker on Wednesday as more deals came to market.

Solid investor demand greeted the biggest municipal bond deal of the week – the Texas Water Development Board’s $1.7 billion offering.

Municipal bond buyers saw the biggest deal of the week come to market on Tuesday.

Raymond James plans to enhance its standing in Texas public school finance with the addition of Curtil Culwell, who was superintendent of three different school districts.

The Texas Public Finance Authority is laying the groundwork for revenue bonds to fund a Capitol mall and another office complex in Austin.

Ten years ago, the financial avalanche that altered the municipal bond market gathered speed with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

Municipal bond traders will see a healthy new issue calendar hit the market next week.