Southwest

Publicly funded Denver Health and Hospital Authority is running a $1 million deficit due to its status as the hospital for the uninsured and the sequester of federal funds enacted by Congress, according to a recent report.

With a new water treatment plant nearing completion, Austin, Texas will issue about $575 million of taxable and tax-exempt new money and refunding.

Oklahoma is seeking legal assurance that a state university bond program is constitutional.

Trustees of North Little Rock School District No. 1 sold $125 million of 30-year general obligation bonds to Wells Fargo Bank.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the unit that prosecutes state corruption will not derail an investigation of a case that could involve the governor's office, the lead investigator said.

Texas District Judge John Dietz has set a Jan. 6 trial date for reopening the lawsuit challenging the state's school finance system.

Revenue from Little Rock's 1% sales tax adopted in 2011 isn't growing as fast as city officials expected.

Blast-damaged West, Texas, and its school district had their credit lowered Wednesday by Moody's Investors Service.

Texas lawmakers are considering overriding Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Travis County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit that monitors potential illegal activity among state officials.

Glendale, Ariz., officials are negotiating a new lease agreement aimed at keeping the Phoenix Coyotes playing hockey at Jobing.com Arena.