By Kenric Ward, includes "... The gold-plated credit rating contrasts with the city's rising red ink. Truth in Accounting, a nonpartisan organization that analyzes public-sector finances, conservatively calculates the Alamo City's debt at $1.2 billion, or $3,300 per taxpayer. Throwing some shade on City Hall's shiny credit score, TIA President Sheila Weinberg cautioned, "Credit ratings have very little to do with a government's ability to pay off its overall debt. ..."