Texas House speaker orders study of possible annexation of parts of NM

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has visions of expanding Texas by annexing parts of New Mexico. The revelation comes as Burrows directed a newly created government oversight committee to analyze and assess the implications of adding “one or more contiguous counties of New Mexico” to the Lone Star State.

The idea of adding sections of New Mexico to Texas originated with a legislative proposal by a New Mexico state representative. Rep. Randall Pettigrew, a Republican from Lovington, New Mexico, introduced a constitutional amendment in February for residents of several New Mexico counties to vote on the possibility of secession. Burrows expressed interest in a post on X last month.