Southwest

The city is offering $567.6 million of debt in competitive sales Thursday as rating agencies keep a close eye on pension funding progress.

Austin Transit Partnership's ability under Texas law to seek expedited court validation for bonds to finance light rail is the subject of an April 25 hearing.

A bond-financed purchase of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, which served as an inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining, is being pursued by the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority.

IDEA Public Schools maintained its A-minus rating with a negative outlook after a settlement was reached putting the charter school system under increased state oversight.

Gov. Spencer Cox wrapped up action on hundreds of bills passed by lawmakers, including measures to boost or limit bond issuance and potentially put some outstanding debt at risk.

The Intermountain Power Agency has warned that the measure, which is aimed at preserving the state's largest coal-fired power plant, poses risks to its bond-financed transition to cleaner fuels.

The deal announced by Mayor John Whitmire last week would end an eight-year-long impasse with the firefighters union and require $650 million of judgment bonds.

Intermountain Power Agency contends the bill passed by lawmakers, awaiting action by the governor, poses a risk to bonds it sold to finance a transition to cleaner fuels.

Laws banning banks from underwriting municipal bond deals because of their fossil fuel or firearm policies dramatically boosted underwriting spreads, a business group's study said.

The $650 million settlement will fund back pay for firefighters, who will also get future wage hikes.