Southwest

The University of Colorado System plans to expand its campuses with $150 million of taxable and tax exempt revenue bonds.

Arkansas may draw on its 2013 surplus to soften a proposed 50% increase in school employee health insurance premiums.

The federal government would have to remain closed for about four weeks before affecting New Mexico revenue from the oil and gas industry, according to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.

Oklahoma tax collections of $1 billion last month set a new record 12-month total but the deadlock in Washington poses threats to recovery.

Bracewell & Giuliani has hired four partners for its public finance team in San Antonio, including a current and former city attorney for the Alamo City.

Charter schools in Texas see big advantages with enhancement of their debt by the Texas' triple-A school bond program available in early 2014.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott dropped his opposition to the merger of American Airlines with U.S. Airways, which faces a federal antitrust lawsuit.

Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System is suspected of reporting false values for its real-estate investments, according to the Arizona Police Association.

Houston school trustees will consider the district's first tax increase since voters approved a $1.9 million bond program in 2012.

Houston could close city jails if Harris County voters approve a $70 million bond issue for a joint inmate processing center.