Texas house speaker directs committee to study annexing parts of New Mexico

New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa Fe The speaker of Texas ’s house of representatives says he is entertaining the idea of expanding the state by annexing some New Mexico counties. Dustin Burrows, who has been the chamber’s speaker since 2025, ordered a state legislative committee on…

Key takeaways

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• New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa Fe The speaker of Texas ’s house of representatives says he is entertaining the idea of…
• Dustin Burrows, who has been the chamber’s speaker since 2025, ordered a state legislative committee on 26 March to look into the legal and economic options to add “one or more contiguous counties”…
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• New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa Fe The speaker of Texas’s house of representatives says he is entertaining the idea of…

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• Dustin Burrows, who has been the chamber’s speaker since 2025, ordered a state legislative committee on 26 March to look into the legal and economic options to add “one or more contiguous counties”…
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Why it matters

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• New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa Fe The speaker of Texas’s house of representatives says he is entertaining the idea of…
• Dustin Burrows, who has been the chamber’s speaker since 2025, ordered a state legislative committee on 26 March to look into the legal and economic options to add “one or more contiguous counties”…