A 1,000-acre plot of land along the Eddy-Lea county line could still be home to a nuclear storage facility, local supporters say, after a plan for the project appeared to be shelved last week.

In total, 140 lobbyists reported $234,000 in expenditures between May and October, including paying for mailers, catering legislative meetings or holding events.

The state agency that administers New Mexico’s food stamps program says as many as 32,000 residents’ eligibility could be impacted next month by new federal rules.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) completed a study of the bridge and will start a $500,000 project to slow erosion around the bridge’s pier and riverbed.

In a Wednesday announcement published in the Federal Register, Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem said the effort to build between Sunland Park to the eastern edge of the state’s bootheel, near Antelope Wells is in effect as of Oct. 8.