New Mexico
Practice here without the law looking over your shoulder, New Mexico tells Texas doctors
The New Mexico Department of Health is recruiting Texas physicians with an ad campaign that targets the state’s strict abortion laws.
Full-page ads appeared in Sunday’s editions of five major newspapers in Texas, including the Star-Telegram.
The newspaper ads feature an open letter from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham inviting Texas physicians to “consider practicing next door in New Mexico” if they are frustrated by the Lone Star State’s abortion law.
Texas has one of the strictest laws in the nation — it bans most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy.
The only exception is for conditions that threaten the life of the mother, though the Texas Medical Board declined to clarify in June exactly what conditions those are.
Fort Worth OB-GYN Andrea Palmer told the Star-Telegram in a June interview that she was concerned about a drain on women’s health care in Texas.
Palmer said that the “best and brightest” used to consider Texas a great place to continue their medical education and careers, but due to strict abortion laws, that’s no longer the case.
“Outside the need of abortion care, I think we’re going to end up with fewer OB-GYNs in the state over time,” Palmer said.
Applications to Texas OB-GYN residencies fell 16% for the 2023-24 cycle, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Applications across all specialties fell by 11.7%, according to the association.
New Mexico needs doctors: 32 of the state’s 33 counties were federally designated Healthcare Professional Shortage Areas in 2023, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
The state spent $400,000 on newspaper ads in Texas and for billboards near Texas Medical Center in Houston, according to Patrick Allen, New Mexico’s cabinet secretary for the Department of Health.
Allen said Texas was chosen because of its track record on abortion and its proximity to New Mexico. If the campaign is successful, Allen said, the department will consider expanding the campaign to other states.
“In New Mexico, you’re able to practice to the full extent of your medical judgment without worrying that a prosecutor or sheriff is looking over your shoulder second-guessing your health care judgment,” Allen said.
The advertisements contain the URL to a website, Free To Provide NM.
The website contains a database of medical jobs in New Mexico, as well as resources for medical licensing and links to lifestyle and education resources.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office hit back at Grisham in a statement after the ads’ release.
“People and businesses vote with their feet, and continually they are choosing to move to Texas more than any other state in the country. Governor Lujan Grisham should focus on her state’s rapidly declining population instead of political stunts,” officials with the governor’s office said.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife rereleased a wolf into Grand County this week after it had traveled into New Mexico, according to a news release.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish captured gray wolf 2403 and returned the animal to Colorado.
Colorado wildlife officials decided to release the wolf in Grand County yesterday because of the proximity to “an unpaired female gray wolf,” nearby prey populations and distance from livestock, according to the release.
“Gray wolf 2403 has been returned to Colorado and released in a location where it can best contribute to CPW’s efforts to establish a self-sustaining wolf population while concurrently attempting to minimize potential wolf-related livestock conflicts,” said acting director of CPW Laura Clellan, according to the release.
The wolf was once a member of the Copper Creek pack but departed from it this fall.
A memorandum of understanding between Colorado and Arizona, New Mexico and Utah requires that any gray wolves that leave Colorado and enter those states be returned. That was created in part to maintain the integrity of a Mexican wolf recovery program.
“We recognized during the planning process that we would need to have consideration and plans to protect the genetic integrity of the Mexican wolf recovery program, while also establishing a gray wolf population in Colorado,” said CPW’s Wolf Conservation Program Manager Eric Odell, according to the release.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A judge sentenced a New Mexico man to nearly 20 years in prison for distributing meth and having guns in his possession to use while doing so.
Court records indicate 43-year-old David Amaya sold meth from a trailer on his parents’ property in Anthony throughout July and August 2024. Agents executed a search warrant Aug. 22 and found 1.18 kilograms of meth, two firearms and ammunition in the trailer and a makeshift bathroom.
Amaya pleaded guilty to possession of meth with intent to distribute it. A judge sentenced him to 235 months in prison.
Once he is out, Amaya will face five years of supervised release.
The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office and the Las Cruces Metro Narcotics Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Williams prosecuted it.
The New Mexico Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 10, 2025, results for each game:
Powerball
10-16-29-33-69, Powerball: 22, Power Play: 3
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Pick 3
Day: 8-2-7
Evening: 6-9-2
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Lotto America
03-13-37-42-44, Star Ball: 01, ASB: 03
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Pick 4
Evening: 5-0-7-8
Day: 3-7-2-0
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Roadrunner Cash
02-04-06-21-22
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Powerball Double Play
13-15-51-67-68, Powerball: 08
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