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Containment of the Ebola virus in the U.S. could minimize financial impact on U.S. healthcare providers, but continued spread would raise a large number of unknowns, Standard & Poor's reports.

Colorado lawmakers did not violate the Colorado constitution by reducing cost of living adjustments for retired public employees, the state Supreme Court ruled.

Dan Patrick, the frontrunner in the race for Texas lieutenant governor, has announced plans to raise sales taxes to offset a reduction in property tax rates.

Texas officials like DeWitt County, Texas, Judge Daryl Fowler are riding a boom from oil and gas drilling but know from experience that a "Texas Miracle" can quickly turn into a mirage.

Three New Mexico school districts are suing the state to boost funding that ranks among the lowest in the nation per pupil.

Moody's Investors Service shifted its outlook on Texas Health Resources to "developing" from "positive" after its Dallas hospital's handling of the nation's first Ebola case.

Four years after its launch, the $2.1 billion North Tarrant Express is open to traffic and providing a financial model for other projects in the state, developers say.

The Phoenix City Council has approved a $103 million construction contract for the first phase of a $590 million renovation of Terminal 3 at Sky Harbor International Airport.

Arizona's Treasurer and Republican candidate for governor is easing off calls for elimination of the income tax amid a $520 million deficit in the current fiscal year and a potential $1 billion shortfall in the next.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a settlement with Houston-area financial advisor R. Craig Rathmann, accused of colluding with RBC Capital Markets to limit competition on bond deals for municipal utility districts.