Media Advisory: Fitch Ratings to Host Press Briefing on 10/6 in Austin, Texas

On Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8 a.m., Fitch Ratings will host a special press breakfast to discuss the rating agency's credit outlook for the State of Texas. Topics to be addressed include:

-- Hurricane Katrina's effects on state and local government credits;

-- Economic, debt, and financial operations of Texas;

-- Effects of demographics and benefits on local government finances;

-- The state of water in Texas;

-- Transportation and the emergence of toll roads.

The breakfast will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at The Four Seasons Hotel Austin. If you wish to attend, please contact Christine Pollak at '[e-mail]' or 212-908-0526. -0- Four Seasons Hotel Austin Stone's Crossing Room - Lobby Level 98 San Jacinto Boulevard Austin, TX 78701 512-478-4500