Southwest

Locke Lord's Texas public finance team continues to expand with the addition of Arnold Cantu from Norton Rose Fulbright.

With just a few days before the new fiscal year, Arizona lawmakers passed a $12.8 billion budget that largely neutralizes a tax measure voters passed in 2020.

Following the change, S&P now views all U.S. public finance sectors as stable with the exception of higher education.

Governor expected to call for more crackdowns on voting, teaching of race theory in public schools.

Texas entered a new state of uncertainty when Gov. Greg Abbott cut off funds for the legislature while launching an online fundraising scheme for a controversial border wall.

After a year of adjustments made as a result of the pandemic, Baylor University earned a positive outlook on $124 million of new-money revenue bonds.

Analyst John Kenward and public finance commercial manager Kathy Evers retired this spring.

Picking up Donald Trump's top campaign issue, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to build a wall on the Rio Grande.

Surrounded by history, Hot Springs, Arkansas, faces dual challenges as a national park and a city.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar cleared Texas' budget for Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, citing progress on two troublesome fronts — public power and pensions — but credit rating agencies say risks are still elevated.