Once considered as a promising prospect for investors, "green" bonds have been plagued by defaults, a concern for those who study the underlying technologies.

Kelly Hancock resigned his state senate seat and assumed a position that will make him acting comptroller after current Comptroller Glenn Hegar leaves office.

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

As Congress grinds through the budget reconciliation, fixed income market experts are eyeballing an uncontrolled national debt while dreading a heavy-handed response from the Treasury bond market.

BlackRock Inc. was removed from Texas' blacklist of companies that "boycott" fossil fuels, ending a three-year standoff over the firm's environmental policies.

The $44 million of unrated bonds, placed only with qualified investors, feature 9.5% coupons.

The high court reversed a lower-court ruling that yanked federal approval for the Uinta Basin Railway; backers hope to finance it with private activity bonds.

The law prohibits state and local government contracts worth $100,000 or more with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

State lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that bans state and local government contracts with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

Accusations are flying between the Republican state treasurer and attorney general, adding fuel to a battle that started last year.