Southwest

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said there is not enough time left in the Legislature's special session to deal with college tuition revenue bonds.

Collections from Oklahoma's personal and corporate income taxes were up significantly in May from last year's totals.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed income tax cut bills that will lower the tax rate over the next five years.

Little Rock's new 1% sales tax generated $46.4 million in its first full year of collections.

Seven-mayor panel in Arkansas awards $13.1 million in state street funds from $28 million requested.

Trustees of the Scottsdale school district has asked Legislature to restore funding to public education that has been dwindling since 2008.

New Mexico will price $220 million of highly-rated severance tax bonds for hundreds of local projects in a competitive sale Tuesday.

El Paso, Texas, may issue $61 million of revenue bonds for new downtown stadium, up from original cap at $52.8 million.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is expected to sign an $8.8 billion budget that includes expansion of the state Medicaid program for the working poor.

Local governments in the central Texas town of West do not qualify for a 75% federal reimbursement for damages from the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15.