According to the Dallas Business Journal, the redevelopment of an 18-story tower at 211 N. Ervay, a $17M project, is a perfect example of one made financially viable by the state's new historic tax credit.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to announce the release of the CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. This report provides the most complete data for the use of volume cap and issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide.

Austin is in a bid process with Austin Energy to develop a 26-acre lot owned by the City as a community solar farm. Austin Business Journal reports the plan would create a 4MW installation, and residents could buy into the project with a subscription service.

San Antonio has accepted an unsolicited P3 proposal from a local bank and developer that would bring new high-rise office space to the city's skyline, NCPPP reported.

Kutak Rock LLP provides information on the SEC MCDC Initiative including when and what must be self-reported, who can self-report, and considerations for issuers and underwriters.

August 6, 2014
Join the CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable in partnership with TEDC, for this webinar on "P3: A Key Infrastructure Financing Model in Texas," in which experts share basics of the program, case studies and targeted tactics for implementing a P3 project in Texas.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CDFA with a $997,572 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant. CDFA is one of only four organizations in the nation to receive funding through this opportunity. CDFA's cutting edge program will leverage the Council's vast network to build public-private financing partnerships for brownfield projects and programs nationwide.

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work.

This annual CDFA report reviews the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state.

This paper from the Northeast-Midwest Institute provides case examples of brownfield financing tools that local governments have used to leverage private dollars, improve the developer's financial position, reduce lender risk, or fund property improvements needed for redevelopment to proceed.

Lee Deviney of the Texas Economic Development Bank with the Office of the Governor discusses Texas' finance and tax incentive programs that are available through the state.

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