Southwest

Colorado State University will raise $252 million to build a football stadium on its Fort Collins campus through a series of taxable and tax-exempt bonds.

Plans to build a $5 billion liquefied natural gas export plant at the Port of Brownsville will have a negative impact on Exelon Generation Co.'s Baa2 credit, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New Mexico state Auditor Tim Keller has identified $4.5 billion of unspent funds in the accounts of state agencies, but lawmakers say the money is not available for appropriations in the coming fiscal year.

The Arizona Department of Transportation can begin acquiring right-of-way for the 22-mile-long Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway after the Federal Highway Administration issued its record of decision approving the project.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the Lower Colorado River Authority's rating to A2 from A1 as the water and electricity wholesaler prepared to refund $123 million of revenue bonds.

Tax revenue in the top oil producing states has fallen sharply, dropping by 40% in Texas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

On the final day of the legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill that raises the state fuel tax for the first time since 1997.

Despite court-sanctioned reforms, Colorado's future pension costs and unfunded liabilities continue to grow, according to a commentary from Moody's Investors Service.

A Texas legislative subcommittee chaired by Rep. Trent Ashby gets $2.8 billion of tuition revenue bonds for colleges and universities moving in the 2015 session. It has been nine years since the last TRBs were authorized.

Texas sales tax revenue continued to climb in February, rising 11.7% over February 2014 to $2.46 billion, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar.