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Voters in Utah's Jordan School District — the largest in the state until a controversial 2009 split — will consider a $495 million bond proposal approved by the district's board on Tuesday.

Texas sales tax receipts rose 7.3% in July, marking the 40th straight month of increases.

Denver's plan to develop an "Airport City" at Denver International Airport faces challenges from neighbors who say they are already leading the way.

After three special sessions, Texas lawmakers have passed a $1.2 billion transportation bill that appeared to satisfy outgoing Gov. Rick Perry.

Colorado's E-470 Public Highway Authority may change a closed toll booth to a service stop for drivers. Meanwhile, the authority is refinancing $66 million of debt that represents a legacy of the 2008 market collapse.

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed its double-A rating and stable outlook on the Colorado School Credit Enhancement Program that backs local school bonds.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a third special session after the Legislature failed to pass an $850 million highway funding measure.

Both houses of the Texas Legislature debated a compromise measure to provide more than $800 million per year for transportation funding as their second special session neared the end.

Moody's Investors Service lowered its general obligation bond rating on Santa Fe, N.M., to Aa3 from Aa2, citing the state capital's pension liability.

Children's Hospital of Colorado this week will raise $200 million for new facilities with deald that combine fixed-rate bonds and direct placement of variable-rate debt.

After years of debate and controversy, the city council for the Dallas suburb of Irving approved building a $166 million entertainment center that has put the city's triple-A rating at risk.

The San Antonio Water System will need to add about $492 million to its capital plans to upgrade leaky sewers under a $1.1 billion settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency, officials said.

Pima Community College expects to be debt-free a year from now, but Arizona's second largest community college district is fighting to maintain its accreditation.

The Texas House and Senate are moving toward final approval of an $800 million transportation funding measure

The Denver suburb of Aurora has approved a $25 million tax subsidy to build a conference center hotel at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday signed a bill creating a new university and medical school in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley by merging two existing University of Texas branches.

The Dallas County Hospital District lost its triple-A rating from Fitch Ratings Friday as construction of a $1 billion replacement for Parkland Hospital neared completion.

San Antonio and Bexar County, partners on several major projects, plan to issue a combined $553 million of general obligation bonds in two separate deals this week.

Texas sales tax revenue in June rose 9.1% year over year to $2.17 billion, state Comptroller Susan Combs said last week.

A bill that would provide tuition revenue bonds for 62 construction projects for Texas college and university campuses won a House committee's approval, despite the fact that outgoing Gov. Rick Perry has not added the issue to the call for the legislature's second special session of the year.