Southwest

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.

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.