New Mexico State Aggies (6-3) at Tarleton State Texans (5-6)
Stephenville, Texas; Monday, 12 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State takes on Tarleton State after Molly Kaiser scored 30 points in New Mexico State’s 68-60 win against the New Mexico Lobos.
The Texans have gone 3-1 in home games. Tarleton State is 3-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 17.3 turnovers per game.
The Aggies are 2-0 in road games. New Mexico State ranks ninth in the CUSA with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Fanta Gassama averaging 1.9.
Tarleton State’s average of 4.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 5.2 per game New Mexico State allows. New Mexico State scores 12.0 more points per game (67.4) than Tarleton State gives up (55.4).
TOP PERFORMERS: Karyn Sanford is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Texans, while averaging 5.5 points.
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Kaiser is averaging 20.6 points and 2.2 steals for the Aggies.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The New Mexico Public Education Department is facing a $35 million deficit, which it attributes to overpayments made to Gallup-McKinley County Schools, a claim the district disputes, arguing they are being wrongly blamed for the state’s funding mismanagement.
The governor sets the agenda for the session, including for the budget, so here is what they are looking at so far.
SANTA FE, N.M. — As the regular session of the New Mexico Legislature is set to begin Jan. 20, lawmakers have already filed dozens of bills.
Bills include prohibiting book bans at public libraries and protections against AI, specifically the distribution of sensitive and “Deepfake” images
Juvenile justice reform is, again, a hot topic. House Bill 25 would allow access to someone’s juvenile records during a background check if they’re trying to buy a gun.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sets the agenda and puts forth the proposed budget lawmakers will address during the session. The governor is calling for lawmakers to take up an $11.3 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which is up 4.6% from current spending levels.
Where would that money go? More than $600 million would go to universal free child care. Meanwhile, more than $200 million would go to health care and to protect against federal funding cuts.
There is also $65 million for statewide affordable housing initiatives and $19 million for public safety.
