2 US-Mexico border communities fight may create new city
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) — Two U.S.-Mexico border communities in New Mexico are locked in a legal fight that may result in the creation of a city — or the expansion of an old one.
A New Mexico appellate judge ruled last week that residents in the wealthy, unincorporated area of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, can continue efforts to create a municipality, KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, reports.
The ruling comes as Santa Teresa residents are trying to fight a plan by the nearby poorer city of Sunland Park, New Mexico, to annex their community.
“We believe that we have the right to be our own city,” said Mary Gonzalez, president of the provisional government of Santa Teresa. “We have the right to have our own voice and be noticed.”
Read more: https://www.rdrnews.com/2018/08/28/2-us-mexico-border-communities-fight-may-create-new-city/
(Roswell Daily Record)
