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Moody's Investors Service said raised the Johnson County Water District 1, Kan.’s Series 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014 water revenue bonds to Aaa from Aa1.

Texas Water Development Board Chairman Bech Bruun discusses the board’s upcoming $1 billion bond sale - the largest deal it has ever done. Bech also talks first-hand about the Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Houston and what state leaders are planning to do to minimize the effects of flood and wind damage in any future events. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

She called on lawmakers to look beyond the short-term emergency in their special session.

The Texas Water Development Board is planning the largest bond issue in its history as it also deals with the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

The system reported strong investor demand for $350 million of taxable debt earlier in the week.

Municipal utility districts in the Houston area were well stocked with cash before the storm hit, analysts said.

The storms force us to consider the value of public assets in everyday life, the prospects for rebuilding with municipal financing, and the effects on credit quality.

The special session on Sept. 25 will be asked to resolve funding problems in the wake of the state Supreme Court's rejection of a "smoking cessation fee."

Investor-owned utilities are recovering quickly from the storm, the rating agency said.

One of the older school districts in Stephens County, Velma-Alma Public Schools, Okla. is hoping to pass a $350,000 bond to modernize their cafeteria building.