Southwest

Declining funding for Colorado's retirement accounts led S&P global ratings to revise the state's outlook to negative.

Norman’s dependence on sales tax to fund everything from operating expenses and capital projects to public safety, libraries, swimming pools and parks could have repercussions in the near future.

Cities and states on the the borders are vulnerable to falling tax receipts amid protectionist rhetoric that threatens NAFTA, Fitch Ratings said.

Only one of the two proposed bonds for Ardmore City Schools that went before voters on Tuesday was approved during a special election.

Voters' decision to dissolve the Dallas County Schools transportation agency is positive for holders of the agency's junk-rated bonds but negative for noteholders, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Houston's outlook from Moody's Investors Service was boosted to stable from negative.

With a record $12 billion of bond proposals on ballots across Texas, voters approved more than 91%, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office

The elimination of private activity bonds would remove a financing tool that supports many public private partnerships.

Oklahoma still faces a $215 million budget gap after the state House again failed to pass a revenue measure.

Voters in Houston approved the measure by a more than three-to-one margin.