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New Mexico GOP convention moved to Texas to avoid coronavirus rules The New Mexico Republican Party is moving their three-day convention this weekend to Amarillo, Texas (Source: City of Amarillo) By Associated Press | May 12, 2021 at 12:09 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 1:24 AM
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Republican Party is moving their three-day convention this weekend to Amarillo, Texas, after speakers had concerns over New Mexico’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Party Chairman Steve Pearce says that hundreds have registered to attend the event, dubbed “Operation Freedom.” Gatherings in New Mexico are still limited to 150 people or less in most counties.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) The New Mexico Republican Party is moving their three-day convention this weekend to Amarillo, Texas, after speakers had concerns over New Mexico s COVID-19 restrictions. Party Chairman Steve Pearce says that hundreds have registered to attend the event, dubbed “Operation Freedom.” Gatherings in New Mexico are still limited to 150 people or less in most counties. The state is planning to fully reopen once 60 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state s mask mandate and other restrictions in March. Pearce said the event s workshops will look past the pandemic toward local organizing and problem-solving.
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President-elect Joe Biden’s apparent nomination of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to head the U.S. Department of the Interior for the incoming administration was denounced by New Mexico oil and gas industry leaders and extraction supporters who feared Haaland’s environmental record could mean stricter restrictions on the fossil fuel sector.
Under the administration of President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the U.S. saw numerous years of record-breaking oil and gas production as the Permian Basin which spans southeast New Mexico and West Texas became one of the world’s most productive shale plays.