Southwest

The Pasadena Independent School District is seeking approval from voters next week for $270.1 million of general obligation bonds to finance new facilities needed to accommodate the Houston-area district’s rapid growth.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said last week she was “very embarrassed” by the deteriorating condition of the state capitol building in Oklahoma City.

A pension study commission said last week it would consider a wide range of options for closing Kansas’ pension liabilities, including pension bonds and a shift to a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new state workers.

A political action group has been established to oppose a plan to increase the Arkansas severance tax on natural gas that could be on the November 2012 ballot.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe used his Saturday radio address to ask voters to support a $575 million road bond plan in the Nov. 8 special election.

DALLAS - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe urges voters in a 30-second television ad being aired statewide to renew a $575 million Garvee highway bond program at next week's special election.

DALLAS - With financing already in place, the Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday agreed to begin seeking design-build credentials for an $815 million network of interstate highway interchanges and bridges in Dallas.

DALLAS - The University of Colorado Board of Regents will have $1.4 billion of outstanding debt after this week's $203 million enterprise revenue bond issue, according to analysts.

DALLAS - Two members of the North Texas Tollway Authority board are expected to submit resignations unrelated to a current Federal Bureau of Investigation probe of the board's business practices, according to reports.

DALLAS - School districts across Texas are lining up to join one of three filed or anticipated lawsuits that contend the state's system for funding public education is unconstitutional.