- Arkansas
A decision to delay an $83 million refunding until Britons voted on an exit from the European Union proved highly rewarding for Arkansas as interest-rate savings far surpassed earlier expectations, according to those involved in the sale.
July 1 - Texas
San Antonio plans to offer the market $564 million of revenue refunding bonds for CPS Energy as the city copes with rapid growth.
June 27 - Texas
With dozens of oil and gas company bankruptcies, energy producing states face a growing backlog of abandoned wells as revenue to fix the problems dwindles.
June 20 - Texas
Dallas plans to take advantage of continuing low interest rates with a $640 million issue of water and sewer bonds that combine new money and refunding.
June 20 - Texas
For the second straight year, Texas will not need to issue tax and revenue anticipation notes to manage its cash-flow needs, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced.
June 15 -
Good Shepherd Medical Center took a three-notch downgrade to B-minus on Standard & Poors Global Ratings scale as the East Texas hospital struggled to maintain its Medicare reimbursements.
June 14 - Oklahoma
Oklahomas recently enacted budget offers positive credit factors for public schools but negative factors for higher education and the state itself, according to Moodys Investors Service.
June 13 - Texas
A slowdown in oil exploration and production gives Texas an opportunity to repair damaged roads under a $3 billion program funded by state revenues from the industry, officials say.
June 13 -
Faced with a state Supreme Court threat to block distribution of funds to Kansas public schools, Gov. Sam Brownback called a special session of the legislature to provide a funding solution.
June 7 - Texas
Using new criteria, Standard & Poors Global Ratings warned that eight federal prisons operated privately for profit could see downgrades or upgrades.
June 6