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Houston hires New Mexico's Eddie Nunez as new AD

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1 year ago

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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Texas man charged with selling artist Fritz Scholder fakes to New Mexicans

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January 7, 2026

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Fourth Republican candidate announces bid for New Mexico governor

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January 6, 2026

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Fourth Republican candidate announces bid for New Mexico governor

SANTA FE, N.M. — Former New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Jim Ellison is running for governor as a Republican, he announced on social media Tuesday.

Ellison is running on affordability, opportunity and trust in government as the key points of his campaign. His experience includes serving on the NMPRC in 2023 and 2024.

“New Mexico deserves leadership that listens, acts, and delivers results. Our state has enormous potential, but too often that potential is held back by policies that don’t serve everyday New Mexicans,” he said on his website. “I’m running to bring practical solutions, honest accountability, and a renewed focus on the public interest.”

A Georgia native, Ellison has lived in New Mexico for 20 years and currently lives in the Albuquerque area with his wife and two children.

Ellison is aiming to get 5,000 signatures by Feb. 2, to appear on the primary ballot with at least three other Republicans who have announced their candidacy.

Ultra Health CEO Duke Rodriguez announced his campaign in December and recently confirmed to KOB 4 that he received enough signatures to appear on the primary ballot. Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull and New Mexico State Sen. Steve Lanier are also running.

Three Democrats are running – Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima.

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