Sanchez filed the lawsuit through his attorney Benjamen Gubernick against Lea County Board of Commissioners in January, claiming his civil rights under the New Mexico Constitution and First Amendment of the United States Constitution were violated.

Abandoned oil and gas wells could cost New Mexico more than $200 million and take a decade to clean up.

Starting July 1, hair braiders will be exempt from the requirement of a cosmetology license to practice hair braiding due to the recently signed “Exempting Hair Braiding from Provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act.”