Richard Williamson

New Mexico is facing a new round of litigation over school funding after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of poor and Spanish-speaking students.

Seven years after voters approved bonds to improve the Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver is ready to get the show on the road.

The University of Texas System plans to build a $102 million headquarters in downtown Austin, replacing five buildings it currently uses for offices, officials said.

Bonds approved by voters in 2012 are expected to help El Paso County close a $17 million gap in funding for a highway link to a new international bridge.

Oklahoma will test the refunding market with more than $300 million of revenue bonds in a pair of deals over two weeks.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is moving ahead with plans to build the first new reservoir in Texas in decades.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says legislators should fully comply with a court order to equalize funding between wealthy and poor schools even though it requires "significant" new spending.

A proposed convention center hotel in Salt Lake City wins $75 million in tax incentives under new legislation.

Houston expects savings of $207.5 million over 15 years from a $1.3 billion refunding.

Despite a sharp drop in refunding opportunities for many issuers, Phoenix expects to see savings of 9.8% or $14.2 million from a $132 million deal this week.

After a battle over how to expand Medicaid coverage in the state, Arkansas lawmakers have approved a $5 billion budget.

Texas sales tax revenues rose 5.8% in February to $2.2 billion, the 47th consecutive month of increase.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed the state's $6.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2015 into law along with an $89 million capital outlay bill.

Arizona's police and firefighters pension fund has been ordered to submit documents as part of a criminal investigation, according to the Arizona Republic.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Regional Transportation District of Colorado's debt, maintaining a negative outlook on RTD’s certificates of participation.

Electric sales have fallen in recent years, forcing utilities to deal with new realities.

The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that the state's funding for public schools violates the state constitution.

Standard & Poor's lowered Glendale, Ariz.'s, general obligation bond rating to BBB-plus from A-minus based on the agency's new criteria and retained a negative outlook.

Colorado approves a $490 million public-private partnership to redevelop U.S. 36, but a Boulder group renews its threat of a lawsuit.

The Houston suburb of Sugar Land is considering a convention center to accompany its planned $83 million entertainment center.