Southwest

Leading up to the May election deciding on a new jail for Wichita County, Kan., no one knew which way the winds of change were blowing. By Saturday night the future was clear -- Wichita County will have a new jail as residents voted in favor of a bond for the jail 58 percent to 42 percent.

Andover High School, Kan., which opened in 1984, is hardly an antique.

Voters approved a $24 million bond package for the Van Alstyne, Texas, Independent School District that will add a new elementary school to the city and upgrade the existing one.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- With about 64 percent of the vote in unofficial returns, Carroll school district voters approved a bond package which will raise $208 million without increasing the tax rate.

Oklahoma lawmakers remain divided about how to fill a $900 million shortfall.

The Kansas House on Tuesday approved legislation extending the Sales Tax Revenue bond financing program for five years in what Rep. J.R. Claeys described as an "overwhelming yes" voice vote.

A bill that provides a new funding formula for Houston's police pension fund passed the Texas Senate.

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax bond district to fund about half the projected cost of replacing Lawrence-Dumont Stadium with a new and more modern ball park.

Lawrence, Kan., introduced a new investor website to broaden the appeal of the college town's debt.

Sherman, Texas, residents and voters got a chance to ask their burning questions Thursday night about the proposed $308 million bond meant to overhaul the Sherman Independent School District's facilities.