Southwest

Voters in Utah's Jordan School District — the largest in the state until a controversial 2009 split — will consider a $495 million bond proposal approved by the district's board on Tuesday.

Texas sales tax receipts rose 7.3% in July, marking the 40th straight month of increases.

Denver's plan to develop an "Airport City" at Denver International Airport faces challenges from neighbors who say they are already leading the way.

Options for a November affordable housing bond referendum in Austin, Texas range up to $65 million without a tax hike.

Tucson City Council will decide on a temporary hospital tax as a match for federal reimbursement of uninsured patient care.

After three special sessions, Texas lawmakers have passed a $1.2 billion transportation bill that appeared to satisfy outgoing Gov. Rick Perry.

Oklahoma state revenues hit an all-time 12-month high of $11.3 billion last month after bottoming out in February 2010.

The federal government will finance rebuilding the blast-damaged schools and streets in West, Texas in a reversal of an earlier ruling.

Local government funding in Oklahoma will take a $60 million revenue cut from a new statewide property tax exemption.

Colorado's E-470 Public Highway Authority may change a closed toll booth to a service stop for drivers. Meanwhile, the authority is refinancing $66 million of debt that represents a legacy of the 2008 market collapse.