Richard Williamson

Texas lawmakers are weighing raising fuel taxes or levying a new sales tax on vehicles and related products.

The Houston City Council last week approved a lease agreement between William P. Hobby Airport and Southwest Airlines, clearing a path for Southwest's first international flights.

Managed lanes are the way of the future for transportation finance in Texas, but some experts question how far high-speed tollways can go toward closing highway revenue gaps.

The MSRB's Jay Goldstone reminded that comments on its review of its rules and interpretive guidance rule changes are due Feb. 19, asking commenters to offer specific suggestions and critiques.

Bonds for the city of Glendale, Ariz.'s $230 million Jobing.com arena appear to be holding their value, despite the city's latest failure to complete a sale of the Phoenix Coyotes National Hockey League team that plays there.

The Texas Transportation Commission plans to develop a major Dallas-Fort Worth freeway as a tolled public-private partnership and is re-issuing a request for qualifications for a similar project at an adjoining highway.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for a constitutional amendment that would allow $1.8 billion in tax relief and a budget that would use $3.7 billion from the rainy day fund for water and transportation projects.

Amid major changes in health-care finance, Phoenix Children's Hospital will refund $284.6 million of revenue bonds used to build an 11-story tower.

Moody's Investors Service is maintaining a negative outlook on Bexar County's Aaa rating based on the San Antonio area's dependence on federal spending.

With only one proposal for a $1 billion managed toll lanes development on Airport Freeway in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Texas Department of Transportation is enlarging the project and seeking more bidders.

Houston Independent School District will tap a record $1.89 billion bond authorization Wednesday with a $301 million issue expected to be followed in two weeks with another $150 million deal.

The Austin City Council is expected to approve up to $150 million of taxable revenue bonds Thursday to build a new consolidated car rental facility and parking garage at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

Texas lawmakers are proposing reductions in spending over the next two years, despite schools and state agencies clamoring for restoration of funds cut in the last legislative session.

Arizona plans to price $706 million of highway revenue bonds Wednesday as the legislature begins considering how to distribute the state's rebounding revenues.

The Texas Department of Transportation needs $4 billion from the current session of the state legislature to keep up with infrastructure needs in the rapidly growing state, officials said.

Texas colleges and universities are seeking $3.6 billion of bond authority under a bill introduced by state Sen. Judith Zaffirini. Requests for tuition revenue bonds in the previous session failed amid deep budget cuts.

In a case with implications for the bond industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling could send water flowing from Oklahoma to Texas after years of battles over interstate pipelines in the drought-prone region.

Texas lawmakers will have $101.4 billion available for their legislative session that begins Tuesday, a 12.4% increase over the previous two-year period that brought painful reductions in education spending.

Arizona State University plans to issue $112 million of revenue bonds in a deal that comes a week before the Arizona Legislature convenes to consider education spending measures.

Colorado developer Zach Davidson has been indicted on 20 counts of misusing public funds from a $31 million bond issue designed to finance an upscale housing development in affluent Greenwood Village.