Southwest

Among the record number of bills filed in the biennial session are bills aiming to restrict or expand municipal bond issuance.

The school district's AA-plus rating is supported by strong reserves and Houston's economic strength, S&P Global Ratings analysts said.

The Texas Education Agency, which initially sought the takeover in 2019, will appoint managers to run the state's largest public school system.

OTA has come under increased scrutiny as it embarks on a $5 billion, bond-financed project that has been challenged in court.

The Uinta Basin railway is asking the DOT to authorize up to $2 billion of PABs for the project, which would move oil to market from northeast Utah.

A $3.52 billion Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. deal includes a make-whole redemption over three years to call bonds if the state appropriates funds to pay them off.

Opponents warned the measures could roll back 10 years of state efforts to improve funding for the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.

Revenue bonds sold in 2018 for the project would be paid over seven years at lower rates under the Chapter 11 exit plan for the Bridgemoor at Plano debt.

Each would preserve their individual brands with a new organization functioning as the parent company with the aim of cutting administrative costs.

The much-delayed $3.5 billion deal has an optional limited make-whole redemption if state lawmakers appropriate funds to defray costs for natural gas customers.