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- The HEB ISD board heard a presentation from financial advisor Hilltop Securities on the planned Series 2026A bond issuance, covering multiple issuance scenarios for the remaining $397.3 million in voted authorization. - The board reviewed three scenarios, including a full $397.3 million issuance requiring about $5.15 million from the I&S fund balance, and a more conservative $200 million late-2026 issuance requiring about $2.5 million. - The district's Series 2026 refunding issue accelerated $12.7 million of debt service into 2026/2027, with total debt service for that year projected at $72.5 million, requiring an I&S tax rate of $.35.

- Colorado's PUC is rewriting transmission planning rules, with proposed changes requiring utilities to consider lower-cost financing options like CEDA bonds. - CEDA's executive director reports the authority is hiring bond counsel and a financial adviser to develop standardized products for evaluating CEDA bond financing. - CEDA expects to enter contracts with bond counsel and a financial adviser later this month, signaling imminent engagement with financial advisory services. - Proposed CPCN rules would require utilities to compare project financing using weighted cost of capital versus CEDA or other low-cost financing sources.