Southwest

Amid major redevelopment projects at large airports in Texas, aviation bond issuance there is running at the highest level since 2003, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

The Georgetown, Texas, City Council last week turned down a proposal to reduce the size of a planned public safety facility that will be financed with $29.5 million of bonds approved by voters in May.

A voluntary retirement program for Kansas state government workers is expected to save $34.5 million over the next two years, Gov. Sam Brownback said last week.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., this year will redeem an extra $27 million of sales tax revenue bonds issued in 2005 to finance construction of a large shopping district.

The Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees in Arkansas is expected to decide in January whether to ask voters for permission to collect property taxes through a proposed taxing district to supplement tuition revenue and state aid.

Arizona’s State Transportation Board has adopted a blueprint outlining the projects needed over the next 25 years to keep pace with the state’s growing population.

Final results last week from the Maricopa County Elections Department show that voters Nov. 8 narrowly approved a $41 million capital override request by Paradise Valley Unified School District.

DALLAS - A financial boost provided by a sales tax increase approved by Little Rock, Ark., voters in September will finance the city's largest budget ever in 2012.

DALLAS - Two Texas universities, one public and one private, are preparing $420 million of bonds for expansion projects amid signs of a steadily improving economy.

DALLAS - Recent increases in monthly revenue collections will mean Oklahoma lawmakers won't face a shortfall when they convene in January, but little growth is expected in next year's budget.