CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable Newsletter - August 2015

CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable Newsletter - August 2015
August 26, 2015



Feature
Stern Brothers & Co. Leads Team on Dallas Love Field Financing Stern Brothers & Co. announced the successful financing of Dallas Love Field's Airport Parking Garage through a $109 million tax-exempt bond. Overview of Texas Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Procedure & City of Dallas TIF Policy Sue Hounsel of the City of Dallas shares insight into Texas' tax increment financing legal and procedural elements. New Tax Credit Sparks Activity Across TX El Paso Inc. reports that despite reduced efforts by the City of El Paso to expand or create national historic districts, many Texas cities are utilizing a new state tax credit program for historic preservation purposes. New State Water Loan Money Goes to Central Texas Projects According to The Statesman, the Texas Water Development Board approved approximately $3.9 billion in financial assistance from the State Water Implementation Fund to improve water infrastructure throughout the state.
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CDFA Spotlight
CDFA Releases Annual Volume Cap Report CDFA is pleased to announce the release of the Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2014 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. The report provides complete data of the use of volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide and is featured in The Bond Buyer. Read the Annual Volume Cap Report and explore CDFA's interactive and searchable National Volume Cap Map.
Texas News
GASB Statement Requires Gov'ts to Disclose Abatements Info GASB \| Aug. 20 \| Economic Development \| Federal \| Tax Credits States Find Ways to Fund Road Repairs While Congress Stalls Associated Press \| Aug. 19 \| Federal \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative \| State Finance Program US Infrastructure Financing Needs to Change Track Financial News \| Aug. 11 \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance The Rise of Green Bonds, Explained City Lab \| Aug. 11 \| Bond Finance \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance Are Governments 'Paying for Failure' with Social Impact Bonds? GOVERNING \| Aug. 10 \| Bond Finance News Brief: State Tax Credits Novogradac \| Aug. 6 \| Tax Credits Dallas Looks to Expand Oak Cliff TIF District Dallas Business Journal \| Aug. 4 \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Oak Cliffs Oxygen Project Needs $4.6M in Public Money The Dallas Morning News \| Aug. 3 \| Access to Capital \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Senators Stabenow, Peters, Shaheen Introduce SSBCI Extension CDFA \| Jul. 31 \| Access to Capital \| Federal \| Legislative \| State Finance Program \| State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Can Crowdfunding Level the Playing Field for Investment? Next City \| Jul. 29 \| Crowdfunding \| Innovation Finance CDFA Brownfields Financing Webinar Series: New Investments with New Market Tax Credits CDFA \| Jul. 27 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Tax Credits TX State Agency Considers $1B in Future Water Projects KERA News \| Jul. 23 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| Social Finance >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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