Southwest

School districts suing the state over public education funding asked the Kansas Supreme Court to broaden a lower court's decision that the current system is unconstitutional.

Arkansas Supreme Court said property tax for schools cannot be diverted to economic development.

Brownsville, Texas has created a new public utility to pipe natural gas to a proposed merchant-owned power plant that would also rely on the city's treated wastewater for coolant.

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority said in a court filing Monday that MBIA Insurance Co. is not out "a single penny" for covering $1 billion of its stadium bonds.

Texas Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams is proposing that the state use a vacant private prison that defaulted on its debt to economize on incarceration costs.

The Internal Revenue Service has declared as taxable interest earnings from tax-exempt bonds issued by an authority in Little Rock, Ark., but that may be the least of the bondholders' concerns because the bonds are in default and they may not receive any more interest payments.

A court victory by El Paso, Texas, in a bond validation lawsuit clears the way for $50 million of revenue bonds to build a downtown ballpark.

Photos from our Texas Public Finance Conference, held February 10-12, 2013 at the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas.

Texas lawmakers are weighing raising fuel taxes or levying a new sales tax on vehicles and related products.

The El Paso City Council rejected a request for a citywide vote on its plans to demolish City Hall to make way for a baseball stadium.