Southwest

Robert Poole, a leading expert in the U.S. public-private partnership transportation sector, joins infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt to talk about upcoming deals including toll lanes and bridges in the Southeast and high speed rail in the West as well as states that are advancing P3s and action on the federal front. (37 minutes)

Texas bond volume climbed 22.5% to lead the nation in a year when issuance in the eight-state Southwest region increased by only 0.6%.

Austin Transit Partnership, which was created by the city and its mass transit agency to develop and finance Project Connect, approved an initial bond sale of up to $150 million.

Western Alliance Bank has named Woo senior director of treasury management in the bank's corporate finance and public and nonprofit finance groups.

Meanwhile in New York, the state doubles down on climate investments and restricts investments in some big oil and gas companies as the city blasts several big banks as they pull out from the Climate Action 100+ initiative.

The state faces slower job growth after gains in the previous three years outpaced the nation, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve's Texas economic outlook.

Oklahoma is on a roll, notching its third positive rating outlook since July with the latest move coming from Fitch Ratings.

Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center are teaming up to finance and build a pediatric health campus that includes a hospital.

Colorado's sole public safety net healthcare provider faces rising uncompensated care costs, driven in part by treating thousands of uninsured migrants coming from the southern border.

Proponents of the proposed bond-financed 86-mile railway in northeast Utah are hoping Congress or a U.S. Supreme Court review can advance the project.