RFS Ref & Impr Bonds Seventeenth Ser Taxable 2015B
$60,870,000 of principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025.
Terms
- Par amount
- $245,315,000
- Final maturity
- 2/15/2026
- New money / refunding
- New money $70,730,000Refunding $174,585,000
- Closing date
- 4/9/2015
- Purpose
- School facilities and equipment
- Sale
- Negotiated
- Pledge
- Revenue supported
- Fiscal year issued
- 2015
- Program
- College and University Bonds
Changes in BRB's data
No changes since this site began recording on October 6, 2026.
Source: BRB data loads; as of 10/17/2026.
Finance team
Download CSV| Role? | Firm? | Fees paid? |
|---|---|---|
| Financial advisor | First Southwest Co LLC | $126,508 |
| Bond counsel | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | $200,676 |
| Underwriter's counsel | Andrews & Kurth LLP | $60,000 Paid by the underwriter |
| Rating agency | Fitch | $74,695 |
| Rating agency | Moodys | $73,155 |
| Rating agency | S&P | $62,759 |
| Paying agent, trustee and escrow | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co | $900 |
| Paying agent, trustee and escrow | Bank of Texas NA | $6,300 |
| Paying agent, trustee and escrow | Causey Demgen & Moore PC | $2,118 |
| Printing, disclosure and data services | ImageMaster LLC | $4,260 |
| Other costs | First Southwest Co LLC | $7,701 |
From the costs of issuance reported to BRB. A firm that was not paid a reported fee is not listed.
Debt outstanding by fiscal year
Fiscal years 2016 to 2025
- Principal
- Interest
State issues are reported twice each fiscal year. "Year end" is the balance at the end of the fiscal year (reporting period 2), which the chart and the totals on this site use; "Period 1" is the earlier report in the same year. Where BRB reports a year end in more than one row, the chart and the totals add them.
Costs of issuance
Download CSVOne-time costs to the issuer: $1,409,424, or $5.75 per $1,000 of par.
Shown below but not added: $60,000 paid by the underwriter.
| Cost? | Paid to? | Type? | Amount? | Per $1,000? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CostBond counsel 1 fee | 14.2% of the issuer's costs | Subtotal $200,676 | Per $1,000$0.82 | |
| Similar issues: median $0.42 per $1,000 | ||||
| CostBond counsel | Paid toNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP | TypeOne time | Amount$200,676.00 | Per $1,000$0.82 |
| CostFinancial advisor 1 fee | 9.0% of the issuer's costs | Subtotal $126,508 | Per $1,000$0.52 | |
| Similar issues: median $0.50 per $1,000 | ||||
| CostFinancial advisor | Paid toFirst Southwest Co LLC | TypeOne time | Amount$126,508.00 | Per $1,000$0.52 |
| CostUnderwriter 2 fees | 58.7% of the issuer's costs | Subtotal $827,312 | Per $1,000$3.37 | |
| Similar issues: median $3.27 per $1,000 | ||||
| CostUnderwriter's spread: expenses | Paid toNot reported | TypeOne time | Amount$86,287.00 | Per $1,000$0.35 |
| CostUnderwriter's spread: takedown | Paid toNot reported | TypeOne time | Amount$741,025.00 | Per $1,000$3.02 |
| CostUnderwriter's counsel 1 fee | Subtotal $60,000 | Per $1,000Not added | ||
| CostUnderwriter's counsel Counted as: Paid by the underwriter: shown, not added | Paid toAndrews & Kurth LLP | TypeOne time | Amount$60,000.00 | Per $1,000$0.24 |
| CostRating agency 3 fees | 14.9% of the issuer's costs | Subtotal $210,609 | Per $1,000$0.86 | |
| Similar issues: median $0.48 per $1,000 | ||||
| CostRating agency | Paid toFitch | TypeOne time | Amount$74,695.00 | Per $1,000$0.30 |
| CostRating agency | Paid toMoodys | TypeOne time | Amount$73,155.00 | Per $1,000$0.30 |
| CostRating agency | Paid toS&P | TypeOne time | Amount$62,759.00 | Per $1,000$0.26 |
| CostOther 8 fees | 3.1% of the issuer's costs | Subtotal $44,319 | Per $1,000$0.18 | |
| Similar issues: median $0.09 per $1,000 | ||||
| CostAttorney General review | Paid toNot reported | TypeOne time | Amount$9,500.00 | Per $1,000$0.04 |
| CostEscrow agent | Paid toBank of Texas NA | TypeOne time | Amount$2,500.00 | Per $1,000$0.01 |
| CostEscrow verification | Paid toCausey Demgen & Moore PC | TypeOne time | Amount$2,118.00 | Per $1,000$0.01 |
| CostOther costs | Paid toNot reported | TypeOne time | Amount$13,540.00 | Per $1,000$0.06 |
| CostOther costs | Paid toFirst Southwest Co LLC | TypeOne time | Amount$7,701.00 | Per $1,000$0.03 |
| CostPaying agent and registrar | Paid toBank of New York Mellon Trust Co | TypeOne time | Amount$900.00 | Per $1,000Under $0.01 |
| CostPaying agent and registrar | Paid toBank of Texas NA | TypeOne time | Amount$3,800.00 | Per $1,000$0.02 |
| CostPrinting | Paid toImageMaster LLC | TypeOne time | Amount$4,260.00 | Per $1,000$0.02 |
| CostTotal, 16 fees | Amount$1,469,424 | Per $1,000 | ||
| CostCosts to the issuer | Amount$1,409,424 | Per $1,000$5.75 | ||
Bond counsel 1 fee14.2%$200,676$0.82 per $1,000Similar issues: median $0.42 per $1,000
- Cost
- Bond counsel
- Paid to
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $200,676.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.82
Financial advisor 1 fee9.0%$126,508$0.52 per $1,000Similar issues: median $0.50 per $1,000
- Cost
- Financial advisor
- Paid to
- First Southwest Co LLC
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $126,508.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.52
Underwriter 2 fees58.7%$827,312$3.37 per $1,000Similar issues: median $3.27 per $1,000
- Cost
- Underwriter's spread: expenses
- Paid to
- Not reported
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $86,287.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.35
- Cost
- Underwriter's spread: takedown
- Paid to
- Not reported
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $741,025.00
- Per $1,000
- $3.02
Underwriter's counsel 1 fee$60,000Not added
- Cost
- Underwriter's counsel
Counted as: Paid by the underwriter: shown, not added - Paid to
- Andrews & Kurth LLP
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $60,000.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.24
Rating agency 3 fees14.9%$210,609$0.86 per $1,000Similar issues: median $0.48 per $1,000
- Cost
- Rating agency
- Paid to
- Fitch
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $74,695.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.30
- Cost
- Rating agency
- Paid to
- Moodys
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $73,155.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.30
- Cost
- Rating agency
- Paid to
- S&P
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $62,759.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.26
Other 8 fees3.1%$44,319$0.18 per $1,000Similar issues: median $0.09 per $1,000
- Cost
- Attorney General review
- Paid to
- Not reported
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $9,500.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.04
- Cost
- Escrow agent
- Paid to
- Bank of Texas NA
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $2,500.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.01
- Cost
- Escrow verification
- Paid to
- Causey Demgen & Moore PC
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $2,118.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.01
- Cost
- Other costs
- Paid to
- Not reported
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $13,540.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.06
- Cost
- Other costs
- Paid to
- First Southwest Co LLC
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $7,701.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.03
- Cost
- Paying agent and registrar
- Paid to
- Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $900.00
- Per $1,000
- Under $0.01
- Cost
- Paying agent and registrar
- Paid to
- Bank of Texas NA
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $3,800.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.02
- Cost
- Printing
- Paid to
- ImageMaster LLC
- Type
- One time
- Amount
- $4,260.00
- Per $1,000
- $0.02
- Total, 16 fees
- $1,469,424
- Costs to the issuer
- $1,409,424$5.75 per $1,000
Per $1,000 is computed here from each amount and the par. Subtotals and totals are rounded to the whole dollar.
How these costs are counted
- Net spread counted once. Takedown, management fee, spread expenses and underwriting risk make up the underwriter's spread. Where an issue reports an amount for any of them, its row for the underwriter's net spread (the same spread as one figure) is shown as a cross-check and not added.
- Paid by the underwriter: shown, not added to the issuer's costs. Rows BRB's table marks as paid by the underwriter (whether the underwriter paid the fee) are shown and count in the fees paid to that firm and role, but not in the issuer's one-time costs, per-$1,000 figures or medians.
- The issuer's one-time costs add every other one-time row: not annual fees, not rows paid by the underwriter, not the cross-check. Per $1,000 of par divides them by the issue's par and multiplies by 1,000 (computed here).
- Missing, zero and negative amounts. A row with no amount shows "Not reported" and is added to nothing. A reported $0 counts as $0, in sums and medians. A negative amount is added as reported; where a role's or firm's one-time costs on an issue come to less than $0, that issue is left out of the medians.
- Similar issues. The median per $1,000 of par for that group across other issues by the same type of issuer, with the same pledge, sold the same way, a par half to twice this one's and a fiscal year within 3 years, shown when at least 5 report it.
- Per $1,000 on each row is computed here from its amount and the par, not taken from BRB's rounded figure.
EMMA links are added as each issue is matched.
Source: State Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 8/27/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance State By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026). Loaded here 10/17/2026.
Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31.
Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters.
Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.