Jim Watts

Most Texas school bond referendums in November are growth related, but a suburban Houston district wants a second football stadium.

Work is under way on an east Texas school district's first new elementary in more than 80 years with proceeds from bonds approved in May.

D/FW International Airport may have to issue more bonds for a terminal upgrade effort as costs skyrocket.

The unfunded liability of Kansas's largest public pension plan widened to $10.2 billion despite a net return of 14% in fiscal 2013.

Houston's third airport would become the nation’s ninth commercial spaceport under a proposal from the city's airport authority.

An almost unprecedented 40% increase in oil and gas tax collections pushed Oklahoma revenues to $836 million in August.

A revival in Arkansas's sales tax revenues overcame August's weak income tax collections.

Former El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos pleads guilty to federal corruption charges involving selection of underwriters for $40 million county GO refunding in 2007.

Louisiana environmentalists say Gov. Bobby Jindal opposes a levee district's lawsuit because oil and gas interests contribute to his campaigns.

Texas highway officials tapped the brakes on a proposal to turn over to cities the upkeep of 2,000 miles of urban state roads as more than a dozen state and local officials protested the plan Thursday to the Texas Transportation Commission.

El Paso changed underwriters to sell $61 million of bonds for a downtown baseball stadium after the first try failed.

Initiative effort is under way in Oklahoma for statewide vote on $500 million of bonds for school storm shelters.

Investments held by Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System topped $6.6 billion in fiscal 2013, up almost 16% from final 2012 numbers.

City leaders have lined up to oppose a plan by Texas Department of Transportation to turn over maintenance responsibilities for 2,000 miles of state highways.

Louisiana's coastal protection agency is officially opposed to a multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by a levee district against oil companies.

Central Texas school district needs $450 million of bonds at November election to meet growth projections, panel says.

Austin Community College District in central Texas will delay until 2014 a proposed GO bond referendum of up to $500 million.

Katy Independent School District near Houston will ask voters for a $99 million GO bond program that includes a $70 million football stadium.

Refundings by local governments approved Aug. 15 by the Louisiana State Bond Commission cut debt service by almost $900,000.

The Louisiana state agency responsible for coastal protection may ask for dismissal of a levee district lawsuit seeking billions of dollars as damages from oil companies.