Southwest

With the economy riding high, issuers in Texas are hoping voters keep their pocketbooks open long enough to approve more than $6.5 billion of bond issues on the ballot Nov. 4.

Good Shepherd Medical Center's failure to complete an assets sale brings a downgrade to BB-minus and a negative outlook from Standard & Poor's.

With the economy riding high, issuers in Texas are hoping voters keep their pocketbooks open long enough to approve more than $6.5 billion of bond issues on the ballot Nov. 4.

In the last report before the Nov. 4 election, Kansas reported that revenues for October fell $23 million below expectations.

North Texas Tollway Authority returns to the market with $499.5 million of revenue refunding bonds that are expected to provide significant savings.

San Antonio's City Council unanimously approved a 142-mile pipeline to supply water via a private operator and agreed to issue more than $500 million of electric utility refunding bonds in 2015.

Topeka leaders went to court in hopes of circumventing a petition calling for an election on the proposed purchase of a distressed automotive racetrack.

With top credit ratings, the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority enjoyed strong demand for $345 million of revenue refunding bonds, earning savings of 6.3%.

Toll roads across the nation can expect to see higher volumes of traffic as lower fuel prices encourages more driving, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority plans to refinance more than half of its outstanding debt after settling legal disputes with bond insurer National Public Finance Guarantee. The authority plans to issue $579 million.