Southwest

Texas district judge ruled Monday that the state system of funding public education is inadequate and unconstitutional.

Plano, Texas City Council is expected to whittle down a proposed $125.3 million bond package next week that includes $43 million for streets and $42 million for parks.

An infrastructure renewal proposal by House Republicans Caucus calls for pay-as-you-go rather than bond financing for state projects.

Butler County Unified School District 375, Kansas won overwhelming approval last week for $37 million of GO bonds for a new high school.

Arkansas sales tax on groceries would drop under a new bill linking the rate to debt service on outstanding bonds.

Stephens Inc. was picked as Arkansas' financial advisor for up to $1.3 billion of revenue bonds to finance a statewide highway program.

Scottsdale city officials are considering asking voters for a sales tax increase to fund deferred arts and culture projects.

Bonds for the city of Glendale, Ariz.'s $230 million Jobing.com arena appear to be holding their value, despite the city's latest failure to complete a sale of the Phoenix Coyotes National Hockey League team that plays there.

A Kansas highway coalition will fight a state House Taxation Committee bill to divert sales tax revenues from a bond-financed transportation program into the general fund.

The Texas Transportation Commission plans to develop a major Dallas-Fort Worth freeway as a tolled public-private partnership and is re-issuing a request for qualifications for a similar project at an adjoining highway.