March 3 With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announcing yesterday that he was both lifting the state s mask mandate and allowing businesses to open next week at 100%, New Mexico health officials say they are keeping an eye out for any impact here. In a news conference today, Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said the state regularly tracks a variety of data for neighboring states such as Texas, including hospital bed availability in cities such as Amarillo, Lubbock and El Paso. It makes no sense to assume our pandemic is contained within our borders, Scrase said. I feel pretty confident that we not only have the pulse of what s going on in Texas but can look at that weeks in advance.