Richard Williamson

The West Texas city of Lubbock will price a $131 million general obligation bond refunding and $99.3 million of certificates of obligation for its water and sewer program.

The Kansas Legislature has approved Sen. Ty Masterson's bill replacing the state's school funding formula with a block grant system recommended by Gov. Sam Brownback.

Integris Health Group received more than $1 billion of orders for $200 million of refunding bonds issued through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, producing savings of 5.8%.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named Tyron Lewis chair of the Texas Transportation Commission, the state's largest issuer of debt, replacing Ted Houghton.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has cancelled a contract with the operator of a private detention facility in Raymondville, Texas, that was closed after an inmate revolt.

With the reactivation of ancient fault lines by seismic activity over the past five years, Oklahoma now faces the risk of a major earthquake in areas of the state where oil and gas is produced by hydraulic fracturing of tight shale formations, according to a new report by geological researchers.

Corpus Christi, Texas, will price $141 million of fixed and variable-rate bonds for its Mary Rhodes Pipeline project with the benefit of a one-notch upgrade from Standard & Poor's.

Colorado State University will raise $252 million to build a football stadium on its Fort Collins campus through a series of taxable and tax-exempt bonds.

Plans to build a $5 billion liquefied natural gas export plant at the Port of Brownsville will have a negative impact on Exelon Generation Co.'s Baa2 credit, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New Mexico state Auditor Tim Keller has identified $4.5 billion of unspent funds in the accounts of state agencies, but lawmakers say the money is not available for appropriations in the coming fiscal year.

The Arizona Department of Transportation can begin acquiring right-of-way for the 22-mile-long Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway after the Federal Highway Administration issued its record of decision approving the project.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the Lower Colorado River Authority's rating to A2 from A1 as the water and electricity wholesaler prepared to refund $123 million of revenue bonds.

Tax revenue in the top oil producing states has fallen sharply, dropping by 40% in Texas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

On the final day of the legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill that raises the state fuel tax for the first time since 1997.

Despite court-sanctioned reforms, Colorado's future pension costs and unfunded liabilities continue to grow, according to a commentary from Moody's Investors Service.

A Texas legislative subcommittee chaired by Rep. Trent Ashby gets $2.8 billion of tuition revenue bonds for colleges and universities moving in the 2015 session. It has been nine years since the last TRBs were authorized.

Texas sales tax revenue continued to climb in February, rising 11.7% over February 2014 to $2.46 billion, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

The cost of issuing bonds in 2014 was half the amount of five years ago and appears to be the lowest on record, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.

A Texas bill that would lower the threshold for property tax rollback elections could limit the flexibility of local governments in fast-growing areas of the state, according to Fitch Ratings.

Two Texas senators have added to the anti-toll legislation in the 2015 legislative session, filing bills to limit the use of public-private partnerships to non-toll projects and other legislation.