Southwest

Oklahoma City Airport Trust will fund a new rental car facility at Will Rogers World Airport with $50 million of taxable revenue bonds.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin halts a probe into Grand River Dam Authority after agency officials told her it could endanger its bond ratings.

Fort Worth Independent School District needs at least $585 million of GO bonds to meet essential needs, trustees told.

The Arizona attorney general's office is looking into fund transfers and open meetings issues regarding the recent sale of the Phoenix Coyotes National Hockey League team.

Dallas suburb of Frisco will provide $115 million of public financing for a Dallas Cowboys training complex and domed football stadium the school district will use.

The Dallas suburb of Frisco plans to issue sales tax bonds to fund a new practice facility and headquarters for the Dallas Cowboys football team that will also be a domed stadium for high school sports.

Texas is preparing to issue $7.2 billion of tax and revenue anticipation notes to cover cash flows to school districts for the new fiscal year beginning Sept. 1.

Contrasting with a 10% national decline in municipal bond volume for the first half of 2013, the southwest region recorded a 3% lift to $29.7 billion.

Austin, Texas voters will be decide in November if they will authorize $65 million of bonds for affordable housing after rejecting a similar $78.3 million proposal in 2012.

Dallas County's Parkland Hospital will not lose its Medicare and Medicaid funding after a second evaluation found the charity hospital in compliance with federal standards.