S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA-' long-term rating to Ector County, Texas' estimated $318.8 million series 2024 certificates of obligation (COs), based on the application of its "Methodology For Rating U.S. Governments" criteria, published Sept. 9, 2024, on RatingsDirect. S&P Global Ratings also affirmed its 'AA-' rating on the county's certificates of obligation outstanding. The outlook is stable. The 2024 and outstanding certificates are payable from the receipts of a direct and continuing annual ad valorem tax levied, within limits prescribed by law, on all taxable property within the county. The 2024 COs are additionally secured by a net revenue pledge from the county's jail, limited to $1,000. Given the de minimis revenue pledge, we rate the COs based solely