Southwest

With its grand opening a month away, Denver's Union Station redevelopment has attracted nearly $1 billion in private investment, according to the Regional Transportation District.

State and local governments are enjoying an economic lift from gas drilling in residential areas, but the long-term impact on property tax values is an open question, according to researchers.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is urging legislative action to designate the state as the dump site for the nation's highly radioactive waste.

As they neared final passage of a $9.2 billion budget, Arizona lawmakers dropped a controversial plan to pay a $900,000 bonus to a private prison operator.

Mesa's plan to build a 1.9-mile light-rail extension using $200 million of revenue bonds does not require a public vote, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on April 1.

North Texas Tollway Authority will remarket $100 million of bonds as a direct letter of pay for a 2011 issue is set to expire in July.

Ray Hutchison, senior bond counsel at Bracewell & Giuliani, died in Dallas, where he was instrumental in landmark projects such as Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

A new Austin medical school will share in the proceeds of a $285 million revenue bond issue from the University of Texas System.

El Paso will seek new money for its airport and savings on outstanding debt with a combined $155 million issue of refunding bonds and certificates of obligation.

Republican Greg Abbott is criticizing Democrat Wendy Davis' work as a bond attorney in their hard-fought campaign for governor of Texas and she is targeting Abbott's record as attorney general.