Richard Williamson

New Mexico bet on a space tourism market that promoters thought could be worth $8 billion by 2030. But there have been economic and technology missteps.

Kansas closed its fiscal year with tax collections running 9.3% over estimates and its highest reserves since 1980, officials said.

A strong resurgence from last year's pandemic-driven recession is reflected in record revenue for June and the fiscal year in Oklahoma.

The governor's 11-item agenda for the special legislative session covers a wide array of social issues along with funding for the legislative branch.

With the effects of the pandemic fading, Texas tax collections showed strength across all sectors, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

Voters in Texas' most populous county approved the flood control bonds after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, but matching funds have been slow to arrive.

Locke Lord's Texas public finance team continues to expand with the addition of Arnold Cantu from Norton Rose Fulbright.

With just a few days before the new fiscal year, Arizona lawmakers passed a $12.8 billion budget that largely neutralizes a tax measure voters passed in 2020.

Facing lawsuits and federal opposition, the Texas Department of Transportation had to pause the $7.5 billion North Houston Highway Improvement Project.

Governor expected to call for more crackdowns on voting, teaching of race theory in public schools.

LSC plans to submit a proposal to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that would allow it to offer a Bachelor of Science in emergency management degree under a new state law.

Texas entered a new state of uncertainty when Gov. Greg Abbott cut off funds for the legislature while launching an online fundraising scheme for a controversial border wall.

After a year of adjustments made as a result of the pandemic, Baylor University earned a positive outlook on $124 million of new-money revenue bonds.

Texas stumbled toward summer as power again hit peak demand as Gov. Greg Abbott signed bills to upgrade the electrical system.

Picking up Donald Trump's top campaign issue, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to build a wall on the Rio Grande.

Surrounded by history, Hot Springs, Arkansas, faces dual challenges as a national park and a city.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar cleared Texas' budget for Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, citing progress on two troublesome fronts — public power and pensions — but credit rating agencies say risks are still elevated.

Traffic is returning to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, but plans to expand have been scaled back.

Colorado lawmakers are creating government enterprises and using fees instead of taxes to fund transportation.

TxDOT expects to issue $1.5 billion of bonds in fiscal year 2022, with another $1.5 billion issued in fiscal 2024.