{"id":2584363,"date":"2026-03-27T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-speaker-orders-study-of-a-potential-annexation-of-parts-of-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:17:09","slug":"texas-house-speaker-orders-study-of-a-potential-annexation-of-parts-of-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-speaker-orders-study-of-a-potential-annexation-of-parts-of-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas House Speaker orders study of a potential annexation of parts of New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-house-speaker-orders-study-of-a-potential-annexation-of-parts-of-new-mexico%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584363&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has ordered a new goverment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-witness-says-all-military-ballots-she-saw-looked-like-xerox-copies-of-each-other-100-for-joe-biden-video\/\" title=\"Michigan Witness Says All Military Ballots She Saw Looked Like &quot;Xerox Copies&quot; of Each Other - 100% For Joe Biden (VIDEO)\">oversight committee<\/a> to study the potential annexation of parts of New Mexico into Texas, focusing on one or more contiguous New Mexico counties and examining border logistics, feasibility, and legal implications.The move follows a NM legislative proposal by Rep. Randall Pettigrew that sought to let certain NM counties vote on secession, and Pettigrew has publicly floated welcoming Lea County back to Texas. In New Mexico, House Joint resolution 10 would require 15% of voters in three or more contiguous counties to sign a petition to place secession on the 2026 ballot, with additional hurdles including county approval and presidential sign-off; even if approved, changes would likely not take effect before 2027. While burrows\u2019 oversight directive signals continued Texas policymaking and oversight as the state grows, analysts suggest the actual likelihood of border shifts is uncertain and remains a matter of speculation, possibly appealing to pro-secession voices in Texas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas House Speaker orders study of a potential annexation of parts of New Mexico<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2543790\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Texas House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/dustin-burrows\/\">Dustin Burrows<\/a> has visions of expanding Texas by annexing parts of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-mexico\/\">New Mexico<\/a>. The revelation comes as Burrows directed a newly-created government oversight committee to analyze and assess the implications of adding &ldquo;one or more contiguous counties of New Mexico&rdquo; to the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of adding sections of New Mexico to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> originated with a legislative proposal by a New Mexico state representative. Rep. Randall Pettigrew, a Republican from Lovington, New Mexico, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/news\/lea-county-legislator-reintroduces-secession-amendment\/2978090\">introduced<\/a> a constitutional amendment in February for residents of several New Mexico counties to vote on the possibility of secession. Burrows expressed interest in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Burrows4TX\/status\/2023427898770911351\">post<\/a> on X last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500851\/april-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-five-days\/\">April Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in five days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500876\/first-round-of-april-social-security-payments-out-in-12-days\/\">First round of April Social Security payments goes out in 12 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4505502\/ftc-commissioner-american-bar-communist-left-leaning\/\">FTC commissioner likens American Bar Association to &#8216;communist party&#8217; over far-left advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Texas would gladly welcome Lea County back to Texas, where it rightfully belongs:<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RuM0EAsKN9\">https:\/\/t.co\/RuM0EAsKN9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Burrows (@Burrows4TX) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Burrows4TX\/status\/2023427898770911351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas would gladly welcome Lea County back to Texas, where it rightfully belongs,&rdquo; said Burrows.<\/p>\n<p>Another Republican state representative joined Pettigrew in sponsoring <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/news\/lea-county-legislator-reintroduces-secession-amendment\/2978090\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Joint Resolution 10<\/a>, which would require &ldquo;15% of voters in three or more contiguous counties&rdquo; to sign a petition to officially put the secession proposal on the ballot in New Mexico&rsquo;s 2026 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And if we have a special election and two-thirds of the population in those counties agree and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >county commissioners agree<\/a> to that, and we (get) a presidential sign-off on it, we can get the hell out of New Mexico and quit being their problem,&rdquo; said Pettigrew in an interview with the <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Burrows&rsquo;s directive to the oversight committee to analyze the logistics required in possibly adding parts of New Mexico to Texas, which included a study of the Texas-New Mexico border, assessing the effects on the state of the potential addition of New Mexico territory, and if it was legally feasible, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/texas-house-priorities-water-data-centers-new-mexico-counties\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Fox 7 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4502369\/uber-campaign-donations-california-governor\/\">UBER BACKS TWO DEMOCRATS AND ONE REPUBLICAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following a legislative session defined by historic solutions, it is critical the Texas House remains engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2000-additional-immigrants-dropped-off-in-san-diego-county\/\" title=\"2,000 more immigrants delivered to San Diego County.\">thoughtful policymaking<\/a> and oversight as our state continues to grow and advance,&rdquo; Burrows said in a statement about the work of his state&rsquo;s new oversight committee.<\/p>\n<p>As for the realistic possibility that counties in New Mexico could secede from the state and join Texas, it remains to be seen. The first hurdle would be getting enough people to put the suggestion on the ballot so New Mexico residents can decide. Any changes, if they were to occur, would likely not take effect until 2027 at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the Texas-New Mexico boundary is unlikely to shift next year, the proposal will likely appeal to pro-secessionists in Texas, some of whom are among Burrows&rsquo; conservative skeptics,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/26\/texas-house-speaker-dustin-burrows-interim-charges-new-mexico-data-centers-property-taxes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> the <em>Texas Tribune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TX Speaker orders study on NM counties annexation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2584364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dustin-Burrows.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[22110,34818,61468,37104],"class_list":["post-2584363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-annexation","tag-new-mexico","tag-texas-legislature","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dustin-Burrows.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584367,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584363\/revisions\/2584367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}