Southwest

A year after the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down legislation authorizing $120 million for repairs to the state Capitol, the first bond issue of $50 million is going to market in January with the court's approval.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., plans to introduce legislation lifting the $800 million spending cap on construction of a Colorado Veterans Administration hospital that is late and over budget.

Dallas closed on $529 million of bonds Dec. 22 after meeting strong market demand for the issue that included new money and refunding.

Revenues for Texas Health Resources' Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas are back on track after falling 25% during an Ebola scare that claimed a patient's life and infected two nurses, according to a disclosure announcement.

Muni bond issuers in Texas posted updated disclosures to correct previous omissions under the Securities and Exchange Commission's MCDC initiative.

Denver International Airport must bear most of the $53 million cost to complete a rail segment into the airport, a Denver District Court judge ruled. DIA had claimed the cost was the Regional Transportation District's responsibility.

After eight years as Texas Comptroller, Susan Combs leaves office this month with a record her successors might find hard to match.

Standard & Poor's has issued its top rating to Harris County, Texas, based on the 'very strong' economy in the Houston area and three years of improvement in general fund balances.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Las Cruces Schools to Aa3 from Aa2, citing the New Mexico District's use of reserves for recurrent expenses.

The trustee for holders of $49 million of bonds has negotiated a delay in plans to close a privately operated jail in Livingston, Texas, whose revenues pay debt service.