The New Mexico facility would be in Lea County, in the southeastern part of the state near Carlsbad. Associated Press writer Susan Montoya Bryan contributed to this report from Albuquerque, N.M.

The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...

Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest ...

A flood risk is in place from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into San Angelo and Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday. Thunderstorms will also be possible over New Mexico, including the Ruidoso area.

The Andrews County site is about 350 miles west of Dallas, near the Texas-New Mexico state line. The New Mexico facility would be in Lea County, in the southeastern part of the state near Carlsbad.