Richard Williamson

DALLAS — The triple-A rated Dallas suburb of Irving will spend $200,000 to obtain separate ratings on a potential bond issue for a $210 million entertainment center backed by public and private funds.

DALLAS — As George Bush Intercontinental Airport's $1 billion redevelopment gets under way, Houston will issue $520 million of refunding bonds for the facility Tuesday, the largest deal of the year so far in Texas.

DALLAS — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is considering whether to approve or veto provisions for $137 million of bond projects.

DALLAS — Taking advantage of low interest rates in a recovering economy, Mesa, Ariz., will sell about $100 million of refunding debt Thursday while retaining capacity for new-money deals.

Austin is refunding the first debt it issued for an ambitious flood-protection project that is finally underway along downtown's Waller Creek, after decades of planning.

The North Texas Tollway Authority is seeking two financial advisors after opening up its bidding process under new board policies.

DALLAS – After rapid growth in leverage over the past five years, the Colorado State University System will have $631 million of outstanding when it sells $125.8 million of enterprise revenue bonds this week, analysts said.

The $8.66 billion budget proposed by Arizona's Republican legislative leaders represents $106 million less in spending than in the current outlays.

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal scheduled for completion in 2014 has sparked billions of dollars worth of highway, rail and port projects in Texas as the state races to complete construction in time for the expected surge in trade traffic.

DALLAS — Gov. Jan Brewer urged lawmakers to draft a bill to buy back the Arizona capitol for the state's 100th birthday, but the centennial passed on Tuesday with no sign that lawmakers were ready to pay off the $106 million debt.

Texas has emerged from the recession with its credit intact, but the state faces major adjustments to environmental patterns and demographics that are likely to affect long-term investors, experts told the Texas Public Finance Conference here Monday.

DALLAS — With Arizona's revenues and economy steadily improving, Moody's Investors Service has revised its outlook on the state's Aa3 issuer credit rating to stable from negative.

DALLAS — The two primary sources of revenue for Texas — property value and sales — both rebounded in 2011, according to state Comptroller Susan Combs.

With its major tenant, American Airlines, in bankruptcy, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is taking advantage of low interest rates and a favorable tax ruling in a $450 million refunding.

DALLAS — Alliance Texas, one of the most successful multi-modal inland ports in the nation, will suffer a blow to employment when bankrupt AMR Corp. closes its American Airlines maintenance base in Fort Worth.

DALLAS — After gulping down the rival Bexar Metropolitan Water District, the San Antonio Water System is ready to take advantage of low interest rates with a $245.6 million refunding.

DALLAS — Two years after sharply retrenching in a harsh economy, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is enjoying a lift in its credit score from Fitch Ratings along with rising sales tax revenue and lower construction costs.

Houston last week broke ground on a $1 billion bond-financed redevelopment of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Robert Shepard has resigned as the governor-appointed director of the North Texas Tollway Authority’s board. Shepard’s resignation comes as the board faces a probe into it past business practices by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but his departure is said not to be related to that inquiry.

DALLAS — After sitting out 2011, the University of Texas System Board of Regents will offer $200 million of top-rated revenue financing system refunding bonds to a receptive market this week, followed shortly by another $235 million deal.