Summary: Leander Independent School District, Texas; General Obligation; School State Program

S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AAA' long-term rating and 'AA' underlying rating for credit program to Leander Independent School District (ISD), Texas' series 2018 unlimited-tax school building bonds. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AA' rating on the district's previously issued general obligation debt. The outlook on all ratings is stable. The long-term rating reflects our view of the district's eligibility for, and participation in, the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) bond guarantee program, which provides the security of a permanent fund of assets that the district can use to meet debt service on bonds guaranteed by the program. (For more information on the program rating, see our report on the Texas PSF, published Jan. 25, 2017, on RatingsDirect.)

...S&P Global Ratings assigned its '###' long-term rating and '##' underlying rating for credit program to Leander Independent School District (ISD), Texas' series 2018 unlimited-tax school building bonds. At the same time, we affirmed our '##' rating on the district's previously issued general obligation debt. The outlook on all ratings is stable. The long-term rating reflects our view of the district's eligibility for, and participation in, the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) bond guarantee program, which provides the security of a permanent fund of assets that the district can use to meet debt service on bonds guaranteed by the program. (For more information on the program rating, see our report on the Texas PSF, published Jan. 25, 2017, on RatingsDirect.) The bonds are secured by revenue from an unlimited ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the district. Bond proceeds will include projects approved by voters in the 2017 bond election. The underlying rating reflects our opinion...

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