Southwest

In a year in which 16 states lost population, Texas' growth is expected to stand out in the belated 2020 Census.

While there are no major sales on the calendar for this week, some larger deals from and Texas, California, New Jersey and Colorado issuers are on tap for the first few weeks of 2021.

With its population continuing to grow, the nation's second-largest state expects a 10.5% bump in debt financing, according to its annual report.

They cite coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the pandemic.

The entire municipal exempt yield curve is seeing consolidation with a 125 basis point spread between one and 30 years, and sub-1% yields are holding firm inside of 15 years.

The state of Illinois sold $2 billion of three-year notes to the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility at 3.42%.

Facing resistance from the local investor-owned utility, the Colorado college town ended its bid to form a municipal utility and signed a new franchise deal.

State lawmakers took only three days to approve more than $200 million of relief for businesses and individuals in a special legislative session.

For the seventh time in 2020, monthly sales tax revenues in November were below the same month in 2019.

Although November posted the lowest monthly volume total this year, issuance has already exceeded 2019's total and is on track to set a new yearly record in 2020.