Southwest

A county judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging Open Meeting Act violations on the part of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will remain in his court unless the state supreme court chooses to exercise original jurisdiction.

Fitch is bulking up its public finance group with the addition of six municipal bond analysts for its offices in San Francisco, New York and Austin.

Ramirez & Co. and Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC — two Hispanic MWBE firms — are joint bookrunners for the deal, part of Dallas County's sustained push to "maximize professional diversity on the issuance," officials said.

Moody's said 35 out of the 82 borrowers that disclosed first-time draws on debt service reserve funds since April 2020 have averted delinquency "at least for now."

Bond issuance in the Southwest region was down 10.1% to $40.8 billion from January through June compared to the same period in 2021.

Dallas would issue about $1.8 billion of revenue bonds starting next year for the convention center project.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has until Feb. 5, 2023, to resolve lawsuits and get court validation.

Raymond James has brought two retired school superintendents on board in Kansas City to bolster its Missouri K-12 practice.

The controversial Chapter 313 program's property tax breaks will not be offered after Dec. 31, 2022.

Oklahoma's first utility securitization bond deal related to 2021's Winter Storm Uri continued to attract criticism from a state regulator who called for an independent review.