By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America
Lawyers representing Native American students say New Mexico is violating a 2018 court order in a landmark education case as attempts to boost internet access and provide learning devices are falling short.
The case covers 80% of the state s students, including Native Americans and those who are low-income or disabled.
Lawyers representing the students say educational opportunities would not have been as inadequate had the state complied with the court order and ensured access to technology for all students.
In a motion filed Tuesday, they asked a court to compel the state to provide laptops and internet to students who still lack them.
More: New Mexico top pecan producer in U.S., despite early fall freeze; Georgia rebuilds crop
New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte said the 2019 Agriculture Statistics Bulletin showed the industry’s continued economic impact and benefit to the state and its ability to evolve with changes in weather including a year of devastating drought and an unseasonably cold fall which saw a mid-October freeze that affected both of New Mexico’s top crops.
The state was led in production of pecans and chile in Doña Ana County, which also led in cotton production and total crop cash receipts.
Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 16, 2020
Los Alamos Daily Post
With below-freezing temperatures forecast this week, it won’t be long before the ice-fishing season gets into full swing here in Northern New Mexico.
Currently, none of the popular destinations for ice fishing are open as the ice is still considered unsafe for fishing.
New Mexico State Parks are open for day use only, usually between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Only New Mexico residents may use the facilities. Masks must be worn and social distancing practiced.
Many people are surprised that there is ice fishing in New Mexico and that temperatures can plummet to well-below zero in many locations.
December 15, 2020 06:21:55 am
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of New Mexico, ending the latest chapter in a decades-old water dispute involving the Pecos River. The conflict involves how water is apportioned between New Mexico and Texas under an interstate compact first approved by Congress in the mid-twentieth century.
Texas v. New Mexico centers around the Pecos River, which originates in north-central New Mexico near Santa Fe and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. In 1948, the two states authored the Pecos River Compact with the goal of providing for the equitable apportionment of the use of the river’s water by both states and to “remove causes of present and future controversies.” Congress approved the contract the following year.
U.S. Supreme Court Sides with New Mexico in Pecos River Fight By Associated Press Texas
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with New Mexico in a fight with Texas over the Pecos River.
The decision issued Monday centers on evaporation and New Mexico s obligations to deliver a certain amount of water to Texas each year.
The court found that the river master overseeing the compact between the two states correctly calculated that New Mexico should get credit for floodwater it stored in 2014 at the request of Texas.
That state had argued that a significant amount of water had evaporated while it was in storage.