A proposal by two New Mexico legislators to allow three counties along the Texas border to secede from the Land of Enchantment was dead on arrival in Santa Fe earlier this year, but across the border in Texas Lone Star legislators are running with the idea and holding hearings backed by Texas’ Speaker of the […]
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Sandia Heights artists open their doors this weekend to show off their studios
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For one weekend in September, homes throughout Sandia Heights will open their doors to art lovers as 40 local artists share everything from oil paintings and pottery to jewelry, woodworking and mixed-media pieces. The annual Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour brings artists together across 13 stops in the neighborhood, […]
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Get Out! This weekend’s best things to do in ABQ
You know what’s hard about going out? The timing. If a band you want to see is playing one night in town, and you get sick or lazy or are running late or if you car breaks down, you stand a good change of missing your one opportunity. You know what helps? Big, multi-day events […]
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New Mexicans spent $37 million on OnlyFans, new study estimates
An analysis of spending on OnlyFans, the online creator platform most popular for self-streamed porn and adult content, estimates that New Mexicans spent $37.8 million on subscriptions in 2025. That places New Mexico in the top 5 states in the country, per-capita. OnlyFinder.com‘s new OnlyFans Wrapped 2026 analyzed Google keyword searches, Only Fans’s own government filings and […]
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Ben Ray Luján says he knows “how to deal with bullshit” in first campaign ad
Senator Ben Ray Luján’s campaign for a second term in the United State Senate has been less high-profile than some other statewide races, but his first campaign ad out this week is likely to get attention. In the video titled, “Bull,” Luján is seen working with supporters on his farm in Nambe as they clear […]
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New Heinrich law to tackle abandoned, toxic mines used to start first clean up project in the West
The United States has hundreds of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines and at least 33,000 posing environmental hazards, but one is finally getting cleaned up thanks to a new law New Mexico’s Senator Martin Heinrich passed establishing a pilot permitting program specifically designed to incentivize cleanups. The bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines […]
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$700 million Pajarito Mesa energy project seeks tax break under Bernalillo County’s new community benefits rules. What does it do?
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — One of the nation’s largest energy infrastructure developers and builders wants nearly 3.5 square miles of land on the Pajarito Mesa in Bernalillo County for a solar and battery project, promising hundreds of jobs, millions in new revenue and a boost to the region’s power grid in exchange for […]
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New Albuquerque Museum exhibit showcases vintage State Fair history with “Fun at the State Fair!”
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – Long before the midway lights, green chile cheeseburgers and rodeos that now mark September in Albuquerque, New Mexicans were already gathering for the fair. The tradition stretches back to the 1880s, when New Mexico was still a territory. Now, as another State Fair approaches, the Albuquerque Museum is looking […]
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Tragedy in Tijeras: 1-year-old passes away following medical emergency at daycare
Route 66 Independent — A 1-year-old child died Wednesday after a medical emergency at a Tijeras daycare, prompting an investigation by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and forcing the school to close for the rest of the week. Deputies responded around 12:11 p.m. to New Mexico Early Learning Academy in Tijeras after the child was […]
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Council to try to override another Keller veto in ongoing power struggle over city attorney
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — With Monday’s Labor Day holiday pushing City Council’s meeting to Wednesday, councilors face an agenda heavy on technology alongside another fight with the mayor over who oversees the city attorney. Councilors will get another chance to take a crack at O-26-54, deciding whether to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto […]