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At least two issuers recently redeemed or said they are planning to redeem bonds issued to finance detention facilities because of private use. One redemption was required under a settlement between the issuer and the Internal Revenue Service and the other was triggered by provisions in the offering document.

Plans to issue $39.5 million for a performing arts center bring a downgrade to the Sugar Land Development Corp.

Good Shepherd Medical Center faces another possible downgrade on its junk-bond rating from Moody's Investors Service after missing a deadline to sell assets, analysts warned.

A new train station in downtown Dallas may be the northern terminal of a 240-mile privately financed high-speed rail line to Houston.

Containment of the Ebola virus in the U.S. could minimize financial impact on U.S. healthcare providers, but continued spread would raise a large number of unknowns, Standard & Poor's reports.

Colorado lawmakers did not violate the Colorado constitution by reducing cost of living adjustments for retired public employees, the state Supreme Court ruled.

Dan Patrick, the frontrunner in the race for Texas lieutenant governor, has announced plans to raise sales taxes to offset a reduction in property tax rates.

Texas officials like DeWitt County, Texas, Judge Daryl Fowler are riding a boom from oil and gas drilling but know from experience that a "Texas Miracle" can quickly turn into a mirage.

Three New Mexico school districts are suing the state to boost funding that ranks among the lowest in the nation per pupil.

Moody's Investors Service shifted its outlook on Texas Health Resources to "developing" from "positive" after its Dallas hospital's handling of the nation's first Ebola case.