New Mexico
Entergy and TNMP customers are facing long delays in power restoration after Hurricane Beryl
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — More than 1 million people across southeast Texas were still without power Thursday evening due to damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. CenterPoint Energy has been responding to the bulk of the widespread outages, but other power companies, such as Entergy and Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP), are facing delays as well.
Steve and Nancy Evans are on day four without power, and the only thing that has been getting them through the outage is their generator. They said they’ve called TNMP, who services their Friendswood home, multiple times, but they haven’t been able to get an answer for their neighborhood.
“They’ll give us an estimated restoration time. But then the next day, they’ll tell us something different. We’ll call again to see what the update is, and they just keep pushing it back,” Nancy Evans said.
READ MORE: New CenterPoint Energy map shows repair work hasn’t even started in many areas still without power
According to Texas-New Mexico Power, there are still 30,000 customers without power. Crews were brought in from other states like Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Arkansas, and most of them worked 16-hour shifts.
Sara Yingling, TNMP’s communications director, said that 75% of their customers have had their power restored, and a significant number of remaining customers will have it restored by the end of Sunday.
However, the hardest-hit areas may have to wait until early next week for power restoration.
“Those are areas with a dense population of trees, like Dickinson, Angleton, and Holiday Lakes. I was just out in Holiday Lakes, and the roads are covered in trees and debris,” Yingling said. “We just ask for people to be patient during this time. We also want to warn the public to please stay away from our line crews and field personnel. They have a very dangerous job, and any kind of distractions could lead to a fatality.”
The numbers look worse on their online outage map, which Yingling said is having issues updating in real time. As a result, their call center in Albuquerque has received three months’ worth of calls in just three days.
“Our contract crews from out-of-state don’t have access to put that information in from their computer systems. So they’re having to do it manually. So there’s a little bit of a lag in getting the accurate numbers onto our outage map,” Yingling said. “In addition, our phone lines are down at our distribution operations center in Alvin. So that’s affected the restoration times on our website.”
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For those in northern counties such as Montgomery, Liberty, and Walker, an Entergy spokesperson said their crews consisting of more than 2,400 employees have restored power to 60% of the 252,460 customers who were impacted by Beryl.
As of 1 p.m. on Thursday, about 149,000 customers had their power turned back on. However, residents of the most severely impacted communities in Cleveland, Conroe, and New Caney may have to wait until Monday to get power.
According to Entergy, they are still making damage assessments. However, recent reports showed 407 downed poles, 202 damaged transformers, 614 broken cross arms, and approximately 657,000 feet of wire needing replacement.
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Leapfrog released its 2026 spring hospital safety grades.
Grades are assigned based on overall performance, including patient safety.
The Leapfrog Group’s goal is to publicly report patient safety and quality information for the benefit of consumers, purchasers, and referring physicians as they make decisions about where to seek care and where to direct patients,” the company stated on its website.
Here’s how your local hospitals performed.
MountainView Regional Medical Center – A
Leapfrog gave MountainView an “A.”
“Being the only hospital in Doña Ana County to earn an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group speaks to the high standards our team sets – and meets – every day,” said MountainView CEO Patrick Shannon. “This achievement reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses, and employees to deliver the safest care possible for our community.”
“An ‘A’ Grade is a strong sign that MountainView is deeply committed to protecting patients from harm,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We commend the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers for the role each played in earning this distinction.”
The hospital performed better than average in several areas including low infection rates, addressing safety problems, and ICU care. The hospital received below average performances ratings in surgical site infections post colon surgery, communication about medicine and discharge, communication with doctors and nurses and nursing and bedside care for patients.
Memorial Medical Center – B
Memorial Medical Center received a “B” grade from Leapfrog.
The hospital performed well in effective leadership, reduction and prevention of infections and addressing safety problems.
The hospital received below average ratings for kidney injury after surgery, serious breathing problems, harmful events, communication about medicine and discharge, and communication with doctors and nurses.
Not rated by Leapfrog were Three Crosses Regional Hospital.
Nearby top rated hospitals
Leapfrog gave an A to William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso. Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso received a B.
How did other New Mexico hospitals perform?
A recipients were:
- CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico in Alamogordo
B recipients were:
- Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque
C recipients were:
- Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad
- CHRISTUS St. Vincent in Santa FE
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell
- Lovelace Medical Center-Downtown in Albuquerque
- Lovelace Regional Hospital in Roswell
- Lovelace Westside Hospital in Albuquerque
- University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque
D recipients were:
- San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington
- UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho
Explore the full survey results at https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/.
Jessica Onsurez is editor of the Las Cruces Sun-News. Reach her by email at jonsurez@usatodayco.com.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — The Social Security Office released the most popular baby names for 2025 on Thursday. And here in New Mexico, we saw some familiar names top the charts once again.
Coming in at No. 1 for girls is Mia, and as for the boys, Noah ranks No. 1. That’s no change from 2024 when Mia and Noah also led the pack, both coming in at No 1. For 2025, there were a total of 66 babies named Mia and 115 babies named Noah, while in 2024, there were 81 Mias and 105 Noahs.
What do the names mean? Online sources list a few different interpretations for Mia, but one common association is with the Italian word “mia,” which means “mine.” As for Noah, the name is most commonly associated with the prominent bible figure. It’s thought to mean “rest,” or “comfort.”
Here’s a look at some of the other top baby names in New Mexico for 2025.
- Girls:
- Olivia (65 total)
- Sophia (65 total)
- Sofia (60 total)
- Camila (59 total)
- Eliana (57 total)
- Isabella (56 total)
- Amelia (53 total)
- Aria (45 total)
- Aurora (45 total)
- Boys:
- Liam (109 total)
- Mateo (99 total)
- Elijah (76 total)
- Santiago (70 total)
- Sebastian (69 total)
- Ezra (67 total)
- Elias (66 total)
- Ezekiel (66 total)
- Levi (69 total)
Nationally, Olivia and Liam are the most popular baby names, and have been for the past seven years, according to the Social Security Administration. As for the fastest-rising names, Klarity jumped nearly 1,400 spots on the girls’ list, and Kasai jumped 1,108 for boy names.
Other names rising in popularity for boys include Atlas, Adriel, Emiliano, Arthur, and Archer. On the girls’ list, Ailany, Sienna, Amara, and Georgia are becoming more popular.
You can find the full list by state online.
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