Southwest

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed its double-A rating and stable outlook on the Colorado School Credit Enhancement Program that backs local school bonds.

A political action committee headed by two Texas legislative leaders will promote passage of a constitutional amendment setting up a $2 billion water infrastructure bond bank.

El Paso City Council raised the interest limit on $61 million of bonds for a downtown ballpark to increase their marketability.

Frisco Independent School District plans for a May 2014 bond vote to build nine new schools in the fast-growing north Dallas suburb.

Houston Independent School District is kicking off a new $1.9 billion bond program as it completes projects from an earlier bond-funded effort.

Fort Worth Independent School District may seek $785 million of general obligation bonds in November at the Texas district's first bond referendum since 2007.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a third special session after the Legislature failed to pass an $850 million highway funding measure.

Both houses of the Texas Legislature debated a compromise measure to provide more than $800 million per year for transportation funding as their second special session neared the end.

Moody's Investors Service lowered its general obligation bond rating on Santa Fe, N.M., to Aa3 from Aa2, citing the state capital's pension liability.

Children's Hospital of Colorado this week will raise $200 million for new facilities with deald that combine fixed-rate bonds and direct placement of variable-rate debt.