Southwest

New Mexico is facing a new round of litigation over school funding after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of poor and Spanish-speaking students.

Seven years after voters approved bonds to improve the Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver is ready to get the show on the road.

The University of Texas System plans to build a $102 million headquarters in downtown Austin, replacing five buildings it currently uses for offices, officials said.

Bonds approved by voters in 2012 are expected to help El Paso County close a $17 million gap in funding for a highway link to a new international bridge.

Oklahoma will test the refunding market with more than $300 million of revenue bonds in a pair of deals over two weeks.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is moving ahead with plans to build the first new reservoir in Texas in decades.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says legislators should fully comply with a court order to equalize funding between wealthy and poor schools even though it requires "significant" new spending.

A proposed convention center hotel in Salt Lake City wins $75 million in tax incentives under new legislation.

Houston expects savings of $207.5 million over 15 years from a $1.3 billion refunding.

Despite a sharp drop in refunding opportunities for many issuers, Phoenix expects to see savings of 9.8% or $14.2 million from a $132 million deal this week.