Southwest

The New Mexico Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the state's new pension reform law is a positive credit factor for the state, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called for more public-private partnerships for water and transportation in his state-of-the-state address Jan. 9.

The school district serving Topeka, Kan., will ask voters to approve $143 million in an election this spring.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx lent his support to Texas' high-speed-rail plans at the annual Texas Transportation Forum.

Texas sales tax revenue rose 3.9% in December to $2.25 billion compared to December 2012 but fell below November's record $2.41 billion.

Texas Department of Transportation chief financial officer James Bass will become interim executive director with the departure of Phil Wilson.

Pima County Arizona will raise debt for roads, sewers and other projects with $160 million of bonds.

The Internal Revenue Service has preliminarily concluded that $35.38 million of bonds issued in 2008 by the Burnet County, Tex. Public Facility Corp. to finance a jail are taxable.

Catholic Health Initiatives' plan to invest $1 billion in Texas healthcare includes a new hospital.

After previous years of slumping revenue, Kansas lawmakers will see a slight increase in this year's session.