Southwest

DALLAS — After sitting out 2011, the University of Texas System Board of Regents will offer $200 million of top-rated revenue financing system refunding bonds to a receptive market this week, followed shortly by another $235 million deal.

DALLAS — Oklahoma officials seeking an upgrade in the state's credit touted its strong economy and sound fiscal policies in talks last week with rating agencies.

DALLAS — Heading into a market rally that has brought yields to record lows, Denver Public Schools achieved double its targeted savings with $129.9 million of refunding bonds Wednesday.

DALLAS — The largest two-year state-supported technical college in Arkansas without local tax support will ask Pulaski County voters to create a taxing district.

Citing three years of declining passenger counts, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Albuquerque International Sunport's senior debt to A1 from Aa3 and returned the outlook to stable from negative.

Glendale, Ariz., the once and future Super Bowl site that staked its future on professional sports, has taken a downgrade as it prepares to refund about $145 million of debt.

The trustees of the South San Antonio Independent School District voted last week to allow advertisements on its fleet of 30 school buses.

The San Antonio City Council will meet Feb. 16 to approve a final and detailed list of 140 bond-financed projects and set an election for May 12 on $596 million of general obligation bonds.

Republicans in the Oklahoma House will back only a state bond proposal to repair the deteriorating state capitol this year, despite requests for other efforts.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will ask lawmakers for a five-year program of $54 million in annual bond sales to reduce a $271 million backlog in the state’s endowed chair program.