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The Texas Water Development Board is planning the largest bond issue in its history as it also deals with the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to drop below $5 billion for the third time in five weeks.

The authority plans to sell new money and refunding bonds.

The San Francisco-based broker-dealer, which launched its trading platform in May, expanded its West Coast presence.

The system reported strong investor demand for $350 million of taxable debt earlier in the week.

The new money and refunding bonds are being sold Wednesday.

A dearth of state paper bodes well for the sale, says state finance director Sandi Thompson.

Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to climb to a more normal level of almost $7.5 billion.

The offering follows the resolution of legal challenges to toll rate increases.

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will act to authorize $6 billion of borrowing to knock out overdue bills.

It will be the organization's first annual conference outside of Chicago.

A U.S. district court on Tuesday rejected that bond insurer Ambac Financial was liable for allegedly overly optimistic and misleading statements it had made about its insured Puerto Rico bonds.

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd., and Wasmer, Schroeder & Company announced the closing of AGM's acquisition of a minority interest in WSC on Wednesday.

S&P Global Ratings cited improved employment and demographic indicators, and projected growth in reserve levels.

UBS Wealth Management Americas started to fill openings in its newly revived public finance business, with 19 employees joining the firm.

Opponents withdrew petitions for a threatened referendum that had stalled plans to issue bonds for the Quicken Loans Arena rehab.

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Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to decline to fewer than $4 billion of bonds issued, a typical slowdown following a holiday weekend.

The UT system will offer investors a choice of taxable or tax-exempt debt as it prices $600 million of bonds.