homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Construction


Subscriber content preview

August 14, 2017

New Mexico goes after ‘dirt bandits' from Texas

  • Officials say the dirt and gravel has been used to maintain a road — and it's possible that the road is also on New Mexico's side of the border.

    • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Land Office is going after a West Texas county after it was learned that loads of dirt, sand and gravel were disappearing from a parcel of state trust land along the border.

    An investigation found that Hudspeth County crews have been using material from the site for road improvements, Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn said. Mining at the site appears to have started a few years ago.


     
    . . .


    To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



    
    Email or user name:
    Password:
     
    Forgot password? Click here.