Las Cruces

Artists from New Mexico State University have debuted new collaborative installations at the El Paso Museum of Art. The works are the result of joint projects between the university's artists, now on public display at the Texas museum just across the state line. The exhibition highlights growing ties between the Las Cruces campus and El Paso's cultural scene, giving students and faculty a prominent regional platform.

An opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal argues that New Mexico's next economic frontier is the space industry, and that rural communities across the state are well positioned to lead in it. The column frames space as an opportunity to broaden an economy long dependent on oil and gas and federal labs, urging investment in rural workforce and infrastructure so the benefits reach beyond Albuquerque and Las Cruces.