Southwest

A downtown development group is asking voters in Wichita, Kan., to approve a proposed rebate of city hotel taxes to a downtown hotel in today’s election.

The Little Rock, Ark., Board of Directors approved a plan last week that would allocate revenues from a sales tax increase toward capital projects in the city.

Deer Valley Unified School District No. 97 has asked the state of Arizona for a $7 million advance to cover a cash shortfall caused by a delay in anticipated state aid.

Attorneys representing a group of Texas parents filed the fifth in a series of lawsuits Friday seeking to have the state's public education system declared unconstitutional.

DALLAS — A nonprofit public charter school will sell revenue bonds in April for new facilities through a conduit issuer approved Wednesday by the Dallas City Council.

The North Texas Tollway Authority is seeking two financial advisors after opening up its bidding process under new board policies.

DALLAS – After rapid growth in leverage over the past five years, the Colorado State University System will have $631 million of outstanding when it sells $125.8 million of enterprise revenue bonds this week, analysts said.

DALLAS — An Austin citizens bond development committee must cut by more than half a list of potential projects to be financed by a general obligation bond package going to voters in November.

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal scheduled for completion in 2014 has sparked billions of dollars worth of highway, rail and port projects in Texas as the state races to complete construction in time for the expected surge in trade traffic.

The San Antonio City Council last week set May 12 as the election date for the city’s request for $596 million of general obligation bond authority for infrastructure improvements.