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Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, at the state Capitol in Austin in August 2025.
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Associated Press
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his desire to explore the possibility of annexing parts of oil-rich southeast New Mexico, even after New Mexico officials told him it wasn’t up for grabs.
The map included in the Colorado Governor's April Fools' press release showed Colorado taking over northern New Mexico.
Image courtesy of the Colorado Governor's Office
So Texas wants to annex part of New Mexico? Well get in line, pardner. On Wednesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a press release for April Fools’ Day where he joked about Colorado annexing northern New Mexico to protect it from Texas.
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A jury in New Mexico has found that social media giant Meta misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children. The owner of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp must pay out $375 million dollars in civil penalties.