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About Sarah
Sarah Tahir represents airport systems, cities, counties, housing and tollway authorities, investment banks and related entities on public finance matters, including as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, issuer's counsel and underwriter's counsel.
During law school, Sarah was a legal intern at the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, in Washington, D.C.
Experience
Recent Notable Matters
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority — bond counsel and general counsel in a $212 million transaction for the 365 Tollway, which is a critical public safety and economic investment along the Texas-Mexican border.
North Texas Tollway Authority — bond counsel and disclosure counsel in connection with $402.110 million First Tier Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2021A and $446.045 million Second Tier Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2021B
North Texas Tollway Authority — bond counsel and disclosure counsel in connection with the issuance of $192.105 million First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A; $517.145 million First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2020B; and $52.705 million Second Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2020C
Texas Public Finance Authority — underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance of $472.470 million General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2020
City of Houston, Texas — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $34.165 million Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), Series 2020A (AMT); $47.470 million Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvement Projects), Series 2020B-2 (AMT); and $66.890 million Airport System Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (United Airlines, Inc. Airport Improvement Projects), Series 2020C (AMT)
Lower Colorado River Authority — underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance of $261.525 million Transmission Contract Refunding Revenue Bonds (LCRA Transmission Services Corporation Project), Series 2020
Garland Electric Utility System — disclosure counsel in connection with the issuance of $34.145 million Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, New Series 2020
Collin County, Texas — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $151.765 million Limited Tax Permanent Improvement Bonds, Series 2020 and $47.280 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2020
Rockwall County, Texas — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $62.490 million Permanent Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2020 and $17.675 million Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2020
Harris County, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $90.255 million Toll Road Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019A
City of Cleburne, Texas — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $41 million Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2019
City of League City, Texas — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $35.615 million General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2019
Aldine Independent School District — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $73.590 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020
Spring Independent School District — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $26.795 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021A; $8.795 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2021;and $29.425 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020
Little Elm Independent School District — bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $4.655 million Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2022; $8.830 million Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2021; $24.930 million Fixed and Variable Rate Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2020; and $20.405 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds Taxable Series 2020
Rockwall Independent School District — underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance of $81,569,977 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable, Series 2019
Mesquite Independent School District — underwriter's counsel in connection with the issuance of $25,954,972 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021A; $41,779,914 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021B; $14.780 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds Taxable, Series 2020; $5.680 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020C; $81.190 million Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2020A; and $6.260 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020B
Publications and Speeches
"Spotlight on Public Finance: Cybersecurity and Climate Change: Considerations for Municipal Issuers," Bracewell Newsletter, Fall 2019.