Posts From The Road: Texas Roadside Oddities
Outlaw Gas Station: During the prohibition era, many establishments secretly began to appear with one product in mind, moonshine. Often these businesses appeared to be legitimate establishments such as a gas station or other common business but moonshine sales were king. This gas station may have sold more moonshine than gas back in the day. The old station is in Glen Rose, Texas. The structure was constructed with stone, bricks, and petrified wood. Petrified wood was plentiful in the area and widely used in buildings in the area. After the prohibition era ended, the business but the shell of Read More
Interfaith Los Alamos Kicks Off Coat Drive For Refugees
Interfaith Los Alamos News:
As Winter sets in, Interfaith Los Alamos is once again collecting coats and gift cards for refugees, beginning Nov. 11 and running through Sunday, Nov. 23.
Lutheran Family Services takes its job seriously to support legal refugees through the complicated processes to become productive citizens in the United States, to hopefully be safe and make a home. Interfaith Los Alamos and Lutheran Family Services thank Los Alamos for its continued generosity to help those in need.
Although funds have been cut for the coming years, there is a refugee contingency in Albuquerque Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Monitoring Air Quality Following Refinery Fire In Artesia
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is monitoring air quality in Artesia following a fire and explosion Friday morning at the HF Sinclair Navajo Refinery.
According to the Artesia Police Department, the fire has been extinguished, and all city and county emergency services have cleared the area. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
“We’re working closely with local and state partners to see how this fire might affect air quality,” said Cindy Hollenberg, chief of the NMED Air Quality Bureau. “State teams are on the way to Artesia to take Read More
New Mexico State Investment Council, Educational Retirement Board Vote Against Tesla CEO $1 Trillion Pay Package
From the Office of New Mexico State Treasurer:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) announced that it has directed its proxy, Northern Trust Asset Management, to vote against Tesla’s $1 trillion pay package proposed for CEO Elon Musk and against the reelection of board members Ira Ehrenpreis, Joe Gebbia, and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson.
The decision comes as SIC uses its authority as Tesla shareholder to vote against internal Tesla proposals that are not in the economic or financial interest of Tesla shareholders.
New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, an ex officio Read More
New Mexico Governor Issues Statement Regarding Federal Court Rulings On SNAP Funds
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement in response to two federal court rulings Friday related to nutrition assistance:
“Friday’s court rulings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ordering the release of contingency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds confirm what we already knew: There is no valid legal reason to deny food benefits to the most vulnerable Americans.
“Because I have zero confidence in the Trump administration to release these SNAP funds by tomorrow, or even by early next week, New Read More
NMMSH Launch Pad Lecture: Storms, Science & Surveyor – The Story Of Apollo 12
NMMSH News:
The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s (NMMSH) monthly Launch Pad Lecture features the story of NASA’s Apollo 12 mission, where lightning struck seconds after launch, but teamwork turned potential failure into one of the most precise lunar landings.
Presented by Marie De Leon, Senior Instructional Coordinator at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, starting at 9 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7.
- Where: New Horizons Dome Theater, New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo.
- Details: Admission is free, and coffee and donuts will be provided. The presentation will explore Apollo
New Mexico Environment Department & NMDOH Offer Free Domestic Well Water Tests In Las Cruces
NMED News:
DOÑA ANA COUNTY – The New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Department of Health will host a free domestic well water testing event in Las Cruces on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Testing will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Las Cruces at NMSU Ag Day, located at 1780 E. University Ave.
Well water tests typically cost about $150 but will be free to the first 100 participants or while supplies last. Participants must bring their water sample to the event for it to be tested. Test results will be mailed to the households following the event within two to three weeks.
“Private well owners Read More
State Higher Education Department Awards Student Debt Relief To 400+ Health Professionals Working In New Mexico
HED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) is awarding student debt relief payments to more than 400 health professionals through the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program.
A total of 1,213 health care professionals in New Mexico are currently receiving student debt relief through the program, including 401 new awardees this year.
The debt relief, totaling $24.4 million, is granted to these awardees on the condition that they conduct their work in high-need communities across the state for a minimum of three years.
The program supports a variety of high-need Read More
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales & Xochitl Torres Small To Give Keynotes At NM Infrastructure Finance Conference
NMIFC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Infrastructure Finance Conference (NMIFC) announces Lt. Gov. Howie Morales and Xochitl Torres Small, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Congresswoman, as keynote speakers.
The 28th Annual NMIFC, taking place Nov. 3-7, is New Mexico’s premier event for infrastructure funding, planning, and collaboration, bringing together more than 600 local, tribal, and state leaders, along with engineers, planners, and community advocates from across the state.
“Improving public infrastructure across New Mexico has been a top priority Read More
Artist Picked To Bring Route 66’s Spirit Alive At New Mexico History Museum
Artist Molly Mendenhall has been chosen by the New Mexico History Museum to paint a mural in honor of the centennial of Route 66. Courtesy photo
Molly Mendenhall
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — To honor 100 years of getting our kicks on Route 66, the New Mexico History Museum selected artist Molly Mendenhall to design and paint an exciting mural of America’s most famous highway for the museum’s lobby, on view January 2026 – January 2027.
Mendenhall was one of five finalists who submitted concept designs to be considered by the museum’s selection committee. The Museum posted an open call for artists earlier Read More
