Southwest

Trustees of Routt County School District No. RE-2 declined to set an override election for November to increase the property tax rate.

Trustees of Maricopa County Community College District will consider a plan Tuesday night to raise property taxes to compensate for an 85% cut in state aid.

In the midst of a $1.9 billion renovation of its four original terminals, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will refund $112 million of revenue bonds next week for total anticipated savings of $25 million.

DALLAS — The plan to balance Oklahoma's $6.5 billion budget with a diversion of highway tax revenues has been challenged as unconstitutional by an Oklahoma City attorney.

DALLAS — With Arizona's economy still struggling to recover from a deep recession, the Legislature meets Friday in special session to consider Gov. Jan Brewer’s call for extending jobless benefits to 14,697 workers who have been unemployed for at least 79 weeks.

DALLAS — After campaigning on an issue over which he has little control — education ­— newly elected Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will oversee major projects already under way in transportation and economic development as the city continues its recovery from the Great Recession.

DALLAS — Little Rock voters will be asked in September to approve an increase in the sales tax to generate $511 million over eight years under a plan outlined to city’s Board of Directors on Tuesday by Mayor Mark Stodola.

DALLAS — A bill that would authorize $9 billion of highway construction in North Texas through public-private partnerships is expected to get Gov. Rick Perry’s signature by the June 19 deadline.

DALLAS — Texas lawmakers are expected to complete the special legislative session’s budget work on Thursday when the House will consider school finance bills passed by the Senate late last week.

DALLAS — In a deal tailored for risk-averse investors, Utah is planning to offer $635 million of its top-rated, tax-exempt general obligation bonds with maximum maturities of 15 years.