Richard Williamson

Kansas State University is launching a $65 million redesign of the north end zone of its Bill Snyder football stadium, the third phase of an expansion plan announced in 2010.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Kansas' issuer rating to Aa2 from Aa1 on April 30, citing the state's weak economy and piecemeal approach to balancing the state budget.

The record bankruptcy filing of Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings poses some risk to municipal bond issuers in parts of Texas where the company operates coal-fired power plants, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Houston plans to demolish Terminal D at Bush Intercontinental Airport and build a replacement at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion.

With more than $6 billion invested in airport rail links, cities in the Southwest envision a new way of doing business.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to sign bill cutting top state income tax rate to 5%.

The Utah Transit Authority is privately placing $144 million of subordinate sales tax revenue bonds to reduce variable-rate exposure.

After a Moody's Investors Service downgrade, Texas Southern University still faces a negative outlook, as do some of the marquee names among historically black universities.

New Mexico must recognize the Fort Sill Apache tribe, according to a state Supreme Court ruling that Gov. Susana Martinez's administration fears will lead to the opening of a casino.

A $23 million entry on the University of North Texas' accounts receivable was unlikely to ever be collected in full, according to an auditor's report.

A plan to reduce congestion in Austin's fast-growing northern suburbs is expected to cost $164 million, says a local government coalition called Project Connect.

Kansas has received $62.2 million in its annual tobacco settlement payment, according to Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Memorial Hermann Health System, one of Houston's pioneering health care providers, plans a $650 million expansion at its Texas Medical City campus.

San Antonio's Northside Independent School District, one of the largest districts in the state, will issue $125 million of debt for new schools.

Kansans are getting mixed messages on the impact of tax cuts that have reduced the state's revenues.

Arizona's $9.2 billion budget wins approval from Gov. Jan Brewer but disappoints counties seeking to offset revenue losses from tax break.

A bill providing $40 million to complete the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum in Oklahoma City is nearing its final hurdle in the Oklahoma Legislature.

An Austin grand jury will consider evidence that Texas Gov. Rick Perry violated the law by cutting off funding for the Travis County District Attorney's anti-corruption unit as it investigated his office.

A $1.8 billion plan to eliminate an Interstate 70 viaduct built in the 1960s wins Denver City Council support.

Swarms of earthquakes in shale-gas producing regions raised concerns about possible damage to aging infrastructure in the Southwest.