Southwest

August revenue in Arkansas fell 1% from July collections, after eight straight months of year-to-year increases.

A subcommittee of the New Mexico House Rules Committee has been named to consider impeachment of Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. after the current 30-day special session.

DALLAS - The Texas A&M University System is giving a lean muni market a taste of its top-rated debt Wednesday with $87.2 million of bonds backed by the Texas Permanent University Fund.

DALLAS - Oklahoma faces financial obstacles in meeting its water needs over the next 50 years, according to a draft action plan developed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

DALLAS - After achieving its lowest short-term rates ever on $9.8 billion of tax and revenue anticipation notes, Texas will see what the long-term market has to offer in a $116 million deal next week.

San Antonio’s hopes to build a streetcar line that could lead to more rail projects suffered a setback after two leaders of an advisory commission resigned recently.

Voters in San Antonio’s North East Independent School District will consider $399.4 million of general obligation bonds in November after unanimous approval of the issue by the board of trustees.

A rural southern Colorado school district has warned state officials that its financial problems are getting near the point where it may be unable to pay its debt.

The Aurora City Council has declared 125 acres of vacant land near Denver International Airport “blighted” in a step toward developing a Gaylord Entertainment Co. resort that would adjoin the proposed new home of the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo.

Gov. Mike Beebe has set Nov. 8 as the election date for a constitutional amendment that would continue Arkansas’ Garvee program.