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Houston hires New Mexico's Eddie Nunez as new AD

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August 18, 2024

Houston hires New Mexico's Eddie Nunez as new AD

Eddie Nunez comes to the Univ. of Houston after having spent seven years as AD of the Univ. of New MexicoGetty Images

The Univ. of Houston has hired Univ. of New Mexico AD Eddie Nunez to be their 14th AD. He signed a five-year deal and will be formally introduced at noon on Wednesday at the TDECU Stadium Club. Nunez leaves UNM after seven years as AD. He also brings “significant Power Four experience,” serving as Deputy AD for 14 years at LSU. Nunez will take over a “cash-strapped UH athletic department” that has been without a leader since former AD Chris Pezman was fired in late June after six years. He will lead UH into their second year in the Big 12 with the “smallest operating budget among power conference schools” and one of the “most subsidized athletic departments in the nation” with nearly $200M in direct institutional support since 2018-19. Nunez was selected over Univ. of Tennessee Deputy AD Ryan Alpert (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/17).

This comes after Pat Hobbs resigned as AD at Rutgers on Friday after nine years in the role. Noted Rutgers observer Steve Politi wrote, “So much of this doesn’t make any sense. The weird timing. The clumsy announcement. The resignation itself, for that matter. … The press release announcing the news, meanwhile, is just four paragraphs with a glaring typo. It did not include a single laudatory quote — not from football coach Greg Schiano, not from basketball coach Steve Pikiell, not from university president Jonathan Holloway. There are departing golf coaches who have gotten a bigger send off” (Newark STAR LEDGER, 8/17).

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New Mexico Public Education Department faces $35 million shortfall

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January 9, 2026

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New Mexico Public Education Department faces million shortfall

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.

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New Mexico deserves speedier game commission appointments

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January 9, 2026

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New Mexico deserves speedier game commission appointments

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What bills have been filed for New Mexico’s 2026 legislative session?

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January 8, 2026

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What bills have been filed for New Mexico’s 2026 legislative session?

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.

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.

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