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With no debt on its books, Salt Lake City International Airport has broken ground on a $1.8 billion redevelopment that will not require a bond issue until 2016 at the earliest, officials said.

Oil and gas producers in Colorado won a significant legal victory Thursday, as a state district court struck down a local on hydraulic fracturing within city limits.

Despite ongoing federal court battles over the fate of the nation's health insurance system, Utah's Intermountain Healthcare Services found a receptive muni market when it priced $158 million of tax-exempt bonds July 22, officials said.

A year after voters rejected a $99 million bond issue that included a controversial football stadium, Katy Independent School District is considering a $748 million proposal that includes a cheaper stadium.

Texas will provide nearly $6 million in subsidies for Charles Schwab Corp. to add a new center in El Paso and expand its Austin operation, Gov. Rick Perry said.

Houston saved about $16.6 million on $372 million of new money and refunding issues over a two-day period, controller Ronald Green told The Bond Buyer.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a frequent critic of federal spending, is urging Congress not to cut funding for military bases in the Sunflower State.

The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for its pension disclosure practices, a probe that began in 2010, according to a KPERS spokeswoman and bond documents.

The plight of State Highway 130 outside Austin, Texas, is a stark example of the risks involved in building toll roads in undeveloped areas, according to Fitch Ratings.

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has crossed the 60% funding threshold for its pension fund with strong investment returns.