Southwest

DALLAS — Texas is considering a $1 billion project to replace all steel residential gas pipes with plastic ones after a series of explosions that resulted in four fatalities.

DALLAS — Arizona is rushing to revise disclosure notices to the bond market after unexpectedly losing a line of credit with Bank of America, said John ­Arnold, director of the governor’s Office of Budget and ­Strategic Planning.

DALLAS — Kansas will finance the fifth phase of a multi-year reconstruction project at the state capitol in Topeka with proceeds from tomorrow’s competitive offering of $43.6 million of bonds by the Kansas Development Finance Authority.

DALLAS — The Texas Transportation Commission is preparing a record $1.5 billion bond issue under the voter-approved program known as Proposition 14 that dedicates fuel taxes and vehicle fees toward highway construction.

DALLAS — Voters in Arkansas will decide in November whether to remove the constitutional limit on the interest rate on public debt and loosen other restrictions on governmental finance.

DALLAS — After weathering one of the worst fiscal years in its history, Arizona starts the next one tomorrow without a short-term borrowing agreement.

DALLAS — After years of discussion and disagreements about expanding Fort Worth’s celebrated Kimbell Art Museum, a finance team is preparing a $62 million bond package to build an adjacent gallery.

DALLAS — Amid tightening finances, the Arizona Board of Regents will issue $34 million of taxable and tax-exempt bonds this week as part of the state “Speed” stimulus program.

DALLAS — Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport expects its annual debt service cost to double over the next decade as it embarks on a $2 billion renovation of its original four terminals built in 1974.

DALLAS — The Comanche County Hospital District has lost its investment-grade rating from Standard & Poor’s as the rural health care facility in West Texas copes with a declining population and weak economy.