Southwest

Austin Independent School District is expected to ask voters for $898.4 million of GO bonds on May 11.

Southwest bond issuance volume rebounded 53% to $64.5 billion in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters data, with prospects for continued stability in the current year.

Panelists at The Bond Buyer's 17th Annual Texas Public Finance Conference said the municipal market is faring well in the Lone Star State, and if trouble comes it will come from Washington, D.C.

All Oklahoma state tax credits and exemptions would be reviewed to determine if their benefits outweigh the costs under a bill filed last week.

Santa Fe Public School District, N.M.'s request for $130 million of GO bonds won voter approval last week.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he wants to resolve the state's school funding legal dispute through negotiation.

Arkansas' January collections of $516 million are 13.5% higher than the expectation for net available revenue.

National Park Community College, serving Hot Springs, Ark., will ask voters for general obligation bonds for a new technical campus.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and the state's top economic development officials answered questions last week on plans to issue $125 million of state bonds for a steel mill.

Texas charter school leaders say they will continue the fight for facilities funding from the state despite a recent setback in court.