Richard Williamson

Colorado State University President Tony Frank said he now supports plans to build a $195 million stadium on the Fort Collins campus through a combination of donations and revenue bonds.

The Texas Transportation Commission plans to start 2015 with a $1.6 billion refunding of most of the debt issued for the Central Texas Turnpike System.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking a buyer for the Lakeway Regional Medical Center after the Austin area hospital defaulted on a $164 million HUD-guaranteed mortgage.

Arizona has seen seven straight months of revenue running below forecast, according to legislative budget analysts.

New Mexico's dependence on energy revenues and government funding brings a negative outlook to the state's AA-plus rating from Standard & Poor's.

Kansas revenues came in $3.1 million above expectations in November, but the state still faces projected shortfalls of $279 million for this fiscal year and $436 million in the following year.

Less than a month after voters approved a record $748 million of bonds, the Katy Independent School District near Houston will refund $139 million of previously issued debt with a boost in its underlying credit rating.

A registered investment advisor who worked with Texas Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton could lose his securities license after a hearing Jan. 27. Paxton was fined and reprimanded for violating state securities laws in directing business to Mowery.

Dallas Independent School District joins the year-end parade to the refunding market with $222.6 million of bonds expected to price Dec. 2

Lower oil prices may cause a $100 million adjustment in New Mexico's revenue forecast for the next fiscal year, a state official said.

University of Houston president and chancellor Renu Khator will become chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in 2015. Khator will be replaced as deputy chair by BNSF Railway Co. executive chairman Matthew K. Rose.

Denver International Airport's South Terminal hotel will cost no more than $600 million after a series of overruns ballooned the budget beyond its original $500 million, DIA chief executive Kim Day told the City Audit Committee on Nov. 20.

The University of Arkansas Board of Regents will look for savings with a $90 million refunding of bonds issued in 2006 for the medical school.

Texas Children's Hospital plans to add a 19-story tower to its Texas Medical Center campus in Houston as part of a $475 million expansion plan.

San Antonio has agreed to make $43 million of improvements to the 21-year-old Alamodome stadium in its winning bid to host the 2018 NCAA Final Four men's basketball tournament.

The Arizona Transportation Board will enter rush-hour traffic to the refunding market this week with a $457 million issue expected to bring net present value savings of better than 5%.

Utah voters approved $139 million of bonds and rejected $12.7 million in the Nov. 4 election. Voters also approved five sales-tax increases and rejected two.

Arizona voters approved more than $2 billion of bonds in the Nov. 4 election, with most of the proposals winning by a comfortable margin, according to official results.

As Dallas Area Rapid Transit prepares for a $430 million refunding issue this month, the transit agency is also mapping plans for nearly $1 billion of downtown projects linked to a proposed high-speed rail line and the city’s convention center hotel.

Former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner will face trial on mail fraud charges after she declined to say in court that she had solicited campaign contributions for her personal use.