Southwest

The Trump administration joined the Texas state government's defense of its anti-"sanctuary city" law.

Ector County Independent School District's needs in career and technology education, fine arts and technology were discussed during the Bond Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa.

Dallas City Council members appear to have finally found a way to agree on the contents of an $800 November million bond package: spending another $225 million.

A sales tax plan to pump money into public safety and street repairs is headed to voters.

Financial advisers for the city of Pine Bluff, Ark., on Monday re-sold bonds originally issued in 2011 in a move expected to save nearly $1 million over the life of the city's bond payments.

POTTSBORO, Texas -- While the board of trustees for the Pottsboro Independent School District continued discussions on the multimillion-dollar bond package Monday night, a final figure for the package remains under consideration.

Texas lawmakers did well on transportation spending but less so on Medicaid funding, according to S&P.

A Katy ISD, Texas, committee has finished crafting a bond referendum proposal worth about $609.2 million that will soon be presented to the district's board of trustees to be approved for a place on the ballot of November's elections.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Las Cruces city councilors on Monday turned down a proposal to send a three-project, $10 million package of General Obligation bonds to voters in a November election.

The Austin, Texas, school board early Tuesday morning approved 40 bond projects totaling $990 million, but delayed the actual vote for calling for a November bond election until next week.