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Port Arthur

GO Ref Bonds Ser 2016

Last reported in fiscal year 2021, with $880,000 of principal then outstanding.

Terms

Closing date
December 29, 2016
Fiscal year issued
2017
Par amount
$7,975,000
New money / refunding
$0 / $7,975,000
Pledge
Tax-supported (general obligation)
Purpose
Refunding
Sale
Negotiated
Final maturity
August 15, 2022

Debt outstanding by fiscal year

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Principal, interest and debt service outstanding at each reporting date
Fiscal yearPrincipalInterestTotal debt service
2021$880,000$13,200$893,200
2020$2,885,000$69,675$2,954,675
2019$4,635,000$182,475$4,817,475
2018$6,350,000$347,250$6,697,250
2017$7,975,000$562,125$8,537,125

Costs of issuance

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One-time costs reported: $162,836, or $20.42 per $1,000 of par (computed here).

Each cost of issuance, who was paid and how much
CostPaid toTypeAmountPer $1,000
Attorney General reviewNot reportedOne time$7,975.00$1.00
Bond counselAndrews & Kurth LLPOne time$29,500.00$3.70
Bond insuranceBuild America Mutual (BAM) Assurance CoOne time$23,629.51$2.96
Escrow agentBank of New York Mellon Trust CoAnnual$500.00$0.06
Financial advisorFirst Southwest Co LLCOne time$31,950.00$4.01
Underwriter's spread: management feeNot reportedOne time$7,975.00$1.00
Other costsNot reportedOne time$300.00$0.04
Other costsNot reportedOne time$3,200.00$0.40
Paying agent and registrarBank of New York Mellon Trust CoAnnual$750.00$0.09
PrintingFirst Southwest Co LLCOne time$4,575.00$0.57
Rating agencyMoodysOne time$18,000.00$2.26
Underwriter's spread: expensesNot reportedOne time$3,221.10$0.40
Underwriter's spread: takedownNot reportedOne time$25,731.25$3.23
Underwriter's counsel (paid by the underwriter)McCall Parkhurst & Horton LLPOne time$6,778.75$0.85

Source: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher Sep 9, 2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher Sep 9, 2026). Loaded here Oct 3, 2026.

Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31.

Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.