Southwest

Mesa will get $8.2 million to finance upgrades to a spring training home for the Oakland Athletics, but not until 2020.

The Texas Department of Transportation will tap revenues from a high-speed tollway bypassing Austin to add tolled lanes to the city's airport.

School districts in Texas are seeking more than $2 billion of general obligation bond authority from voters at the May 11 municipal elections.

Austin Independent School District called for a May 11 election on an $892.3 million, four-part general obligation bond package.

Voters in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD near San Antonio will decide May 11 on a $92 million GO bond proposal.

Debt service on state bonds would be limited to 4.5% of annual state revenues under a proposed constitutional amendment.

New Mexico's State budget bill for fiscal 2014 of $6 billion includes a 1% pay raise for most state workers and public school teachers.

Kansans will pay $392 million less in taxes in fiscal 2014 as a result of a 2012 reduction in the state's top income tax rate, the Department of Revenue said.

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.