Southwest

Kevin Stitt ordered a special session to put the state on a path to zero income taxes and consider a proposal sparked by a dispute over Native American taxation.

Bond trustee UMB Bank informed owners of the defaulted debt they may have actionable claims related to the bonds' sale.

A constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot would deposit $1 billion in a Texas Water Fund with at least 25% earmarked to increase the drought-prone state's water supply.

The rating is the first so far released for a controversial debt sale that will begin financing a $5 billion, 15-year toll road expansion project.

The bond issue, which was delayed due to litigation, would be the first debt sold by the turnpike authority for its $5 billion, 15-year toll road program.

States nationwide saw slower general fund revenue growth in fiscal 2023 after gains the previous two fiscal years fueled by high inflation and federal stimulus.

Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after problems left it unable to pay municipal bond debt service or cover operating expenses.

Airports are returning to the municipal bond market to build and renovate runways, concourses and terminals as passenger traffic rebounds.

The city, which issued POBs in 2005, is awaiting recommendations from an actuary on how to deal with a $3 billion unfunded liability in its public safety fund.

Despite this, August saw the largest monthly volume of 2023, helped by several billion-dollar deals and multiple Texas school district deals.