Richard Williamson

Austin will buy up to 300 megawatts of wind energy for 18 years for $31 million per year under a recently approved contract.

Last year's government shutdown brought 8 million fewer visitors to national parks, costing the parks and surrounding communities an estimated $414 million, according to a federal study.

Two ratings agencies have downgraded the Beaumont Independent School District, Texas in the midst of state and federal criminal investigations.

Amid worsening drought that has lowered the level of Lake Mead, The Arizona Power Authority is preparing to issue $25 million of taxable revenue bonds for upgrades to the Hoover Dam.

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District's call for $1.2 billion of bonds is the largest ballot proposal in Texas this year.

Allen Independent School District in Texas has closed its 2-year-old, bond-financed $60 million Allen Eagle Stadium after discovering cracks in the concrete concourse.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Bowie County, Texas, to A3 from A1 in advance of a tax rollback election.

A second lawsuit seeks to block tax incentives for a controversial $824 million Gaylord Rockies resort hotel.

The city of Wichita will need about $10 billion more than currently planned to maintain its infrastructure over the next decade, according to a committee report.

Garland Independent School District in suburban Dallas has decided to postpone a $400 million bond election until November, officials said.

Of the seven states taking water from the Colorado River, Arizona would face the greatest hardship in the event of a shortage allocation, according to a report from Moody's Investor’s Service.

A new toll agreement provides $300 million of state financing for a North Texas Tollway Authority project.

With refunding opportunities fading, municipal bond volume in the Southwest region fell 13% from 2012 to $56 billion in 2013.

Housing and development were growth sectors in the 2013 bond market as others fell sharply in the second half of the year.

A citizens bond committee has recommended a $289 million bond proposal for Round Rock Independent School District in suburban Austin.

For the 46th straight month, Texas saw sales tax rise in January.

A Boulder environmental group has vowed to sue the Colorado Department of Transportation to stop a $490 million public-private project on the main highway to Denver.

A loan guarantee for a $23.5 million water park lowered an Austin suburb's credit rating and delays a bond vote.

Legislative limits on pension increases for retired judges and elected officials violate Arizona's constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled.

With more than $10 billion of publicly financed projects in development, Houston is preparing to host its second-annual investor conference and offering the market $1.5 billion of utility debt.