Richard Williamson

Anticipating a default by June, Moody's downgraded $1.1 billion of debt for the State Highway 130 toll road near Austin, Texas to Caa3.

Utah taxpayers will lend the federal government $1.7 million to reopen five national parks for 10 days under a deal signed by Gov. Gary Hebert.

Texas sales tax revenue grew 2.7% in September to $2.01 billion, state comptroller Susan Combs reported.

Colorado's Regional Transportation District could expect to spend about $1.4 billion for an extension of its FasTracks rail line to suburbs northwest of Denver, according to a study released Monday.

The University of Colorado System plans to expand its campuses with $150 million of taxable and tax exempt revenue bonds.

The federal government would have to remain closed for about four weeks before affecting New Mexico revenue from the oil and gas industry, according to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.

Bracewell & Giuliani has hired four partners for its public finance team in San Antonio, including a current and former city attorney for the Alamo City.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott dropped his opposition to the merger of American Airlines with U.S. Airways, which faces a federal antitrust lawsuit.

Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System is suspected of reporting false values for its real-estate investments, according to the Arizona Police Association.

Houston could close city jails if Harris County voters approve a $70 million bond issue for a joint inmate processing center.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded its issuer credit rating on Texas to AAA from AA-plus, giving the state top ratings from all three credit ratings agencies.

Glendale, Ariz., has replaced a financial services director who resigned in the wake of an outside audit that detailed a series of financial irregularities, officials said.

Two polls show that voters in Harris County are about evenly divided on whether to issue $217 million of bonds to save the vacant, but historic Houston Astrodome.

Denver's competitive sale of $121.6 million of general obligation bonds drew more than 70 bids, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch emerging as the winner.

The San Antonio Water System next month will issue $180.5 million of debt, including $100 million of variable-rate bonds.

With a shutdown of the federal government looming in 11 days, U.S. officials are rushing emergency funding to flood-stricken Colorado, where damage is estimated at $2 billion.

San Antonio's Via Transit should abandon plans for a $280 million modern streetcar line because of a $70 million funding gap, according to State Rep. Lyle Larson.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport continues its record-setting pace for bond issuance Tuesday with a $259 million refunding deal.

Falling traffic and growing competition from Denver International Airport led Standard & Poors to downgrade Colorado Springs Airport revenue bonds to BBB-plus.

Owners of some luxury condominiums in Denver residential towers will not be required to pay taxes supporting a $30.5 million bond issue, a judge ruled.