Texas

San Antonio's Northside Independent School District, one of the largest districts in the state, will issue $125 million of debt for new schools.

An Austin grand jury will consider evidence that Texas Gov. Rick Perry violated the law by cutting off funding for the Travis County District Attorney's anti-corruption unit as it investigated his office.

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority plans to pay off $125 million of variable-rate bonds whose payments were accelerated in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse.

Texas sales tax revenues rose 5.6% year-over-year in March to $2.09 billion, the 48th consecutive monthly increase, state comptroller Susan Combs said.

Standard & Poor's has followed Moody's Investors Service in downgrading the scandal-plagued Beaumont Independent School District.

The Texas Department of Transportation is facing a federal criminal investigation of its land deals for expansion of Interstate 35E, according to reports.

Joe Weber, a former Texas A&M classmate of Gov. Rick Perry and longtime friend, will head the Texas Department of Transportation.

At 5 cents per kilowatt hour, Austin's $525 million contract to buy solar power from SunEdison for 25 years is considered one of cheapest on record.

State and local governments are enjoying an economic lift from gas drilling in residential areas, but the long-term impact on property tax values is an open question, according to researchers.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is urging legislative action to designate the state as the dump site for the nation's highly radioactive waste.

North Texas Tollway Authority will remarket $100 million of bonds as a direct letter of pay for a 2011 issue is set to expire in July.

Ray Hutchison, senior bond counsel at Bracewell & Giuliani, died in Dallas, where he was instrumental in landmark projects such as Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

A new Austin medical school will share in the proceeds of a $285 million revenue bond issue from the University of Texas System.

El Paso will seek new money for its airport and savings on outstanding debt with a combined $155 million issue of refunding bonds and certificates of obligation.

Republican Greg Abbott is criticizing Democrat Wendy Davis' work as a bond attorney in their hard-fought campaign for governor of Texas and she is targeting Abbott's record as attorney general.

The University of Texas System plans to build a $102 million headquarters in downtown Austin, replacing five buildings it currently uses for offices, officials said.

Bonds approved by voters in 2012 are expected to help El Paso County close a $17 million gap in funding for a highway link to a new international bridge.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is moving ahead with plans to build the first new reservoir in Texas in decades.

Houston expects savings of $207.5 million over 15 years from a $1.3 billion refunding.

Texas sales tax revenues rose 5.8% in February to $2.2 billion, the 47th consecutive month of increase.