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Dallas sees strong demand for $109 million of bonds for a badly needed parking garage as the city deals with an airline battle for gates at the remodeled airport.

In its only deal of the year, Colorado's Regional Transportation District will issue $200 million of certificates of participation to purchase buses, rail cars and other elements of its growing mass transit system.

After months of review, the Texas Water Development Board approved $3.9 billion in financial assistance from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas, a voter-approved program known as SWIFT.

Worsening investment performance threatens the long-term viability of the Dallas Police and Fire pension fund and could harm the city's credit, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The University of Texas System saw strong demand for $218 million of Permanent University Fund bonds priced through a nine-member syndicate led by JP Morgan.

San Antonio will close out July with $450 million of general obligation debt, bringing the month's total to nearly $1 billion.

Cuts in U.S. Army ranks could pose a long-term risk to military housing bonds, though the most recent round should not affect ratings in the short-term, according to Fitch Ratings.

Texas expects to live well within its means for the next two fiscal years even as lower oil prices drag down sales tax revenues , according to Moody's Investors Service analysts led by Nicholas Samuels.

This month's $18.7 billion agreement with BP p.l.c. positions struggling Gulf coast states to receive financial relief, though the years-long payout won't provide immediate respite for some.

Plans to reduce U.S. Army ranks by 40,000 soldiers add pressure to military communities and raise risk for bonds used to privatize base housing, experts said.