Southwest

Trustees of the Tyler Independent School District in Texas adopted a long-range capital plan last week that would begin with proceeds from a bond election in November.

Tulsa’s sales tax revenues were up 9.5% in December from 2010, Mayor Dewey Bartlett said last week.

Mayor Joe Reardon said last week that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., must decide on how to use tax revenues from the new state-authorized Hollywood Casino that opened Feb. 3 in Wyandotte County.

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the sale of $19.6 million of housing and student revenue bonds by the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees.

DALLAS — The Oklahoma Council of Bond Oversight approved a $26 million state bond issue for dam improvements near Tulsa in a special session Thursday after earlier postponing a decision.

DALLAS — With Arizona's revenues and economy steadily improving, Moody's Investors Service has revised its outlook on the state's Aa3 issuer credit rating to stable from negative.

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Loop Capital Markets LLC has opened a public finance office in Little Rock, Ark., the first in a series of new regions it hopes to establish a presence in this year as it extends its reach from major metropolitan areas to smaller urban markets.

WASHINGTON — As part of its initiative to gauge compliance with arbitrage requirements, the Internal Revenue Service is auditing $43.45 million of Series 2006 general obligation refunding bonds that were issued by the St. Vrain Valley, Colo., School District in April 2006 to advance refund its Series 1997 bonds.

DALLAS — The two primary sources of revenue for Texas — property value and sales — both rebounded in 2011, according to state Comptroller Susan Combs.

DALLAS — The Dallas City Council on Wednesday postponed a decision on whether to create a conduit issuer that could issue tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance the expansion of a charter school chain.