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Texas – The governing body for Texas public high school sports is considering new rules for evaluating concussions that would not let athletes return to competition the same day they were injured.

The changes proposed by a medical panel for the University Interscholastic League would end current rules that allow athletes to return if they have been symptom-free for 15 minutes.

Any return to play would have to be approved by a license health care professional.

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New Mexico – New Mexico regulators are hearing more testimony Tuesday on whether the state should designate streams, lakes and wetlands in wilderness areas as "outstanding national resource waters."

The hearing before the Water Quality Control Commission in Santa Fe is a continuation of a proceeding that started last month. It could be December before the commission makes a final decision.

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New Mexico – Republican Matthew Rush has spent more than twice as much money as Democrat Ray Powell in the race for land commissioner during the past month.

Rush reported Tuesday spending of $153,500. Powell spent $56,900 since early September. Advertising accounted for 90 percent of each candidate's expenditures.

Rush collected $93,700 in contributions and Powell raised about $33,400.

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Silver City – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner will be in Bayard, NM Wednesday to take part in a groundbreaking for the expansion of Bayard's public library.

USDA provided a $370,000 loan/grant package to pay for the expansion of the library. The funding is part of a million dollar expansion to the library which includes funds from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the State of New Mexico.

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El Paso – An 18-year veteran of the El Paso police department faces an aggravated robbery charge after allegedly attempting to steal a gift box from a wedding reception.

El Paso police said Monday that Alberto Madrid remains jailed on a charge of aggravated robbery. Bond was set at $5,000. He also faces an internal investigation that could result in his firing if the charge is substantiated.

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Canutillo, TX – A Texas school teacher faces a charge of injury to a child after a student's mother says the man knocked her daughter to the ground and pulled her back up by her hair.

The El Paso County sheriff's office announced the arrest of 49-year-old Jose Gregory Juarez on Monday. Juarez was arrested Friday and booked into the El Paso County jail on a charge of injury to a child. His bond was set at $45,000, and he was released Saturday.

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New Mexico – Taxes and spending during Gov. Bill Richardson's administration have become political grenades in New Mexico's governor race.

But criticisms leveled by the Republican gubernatorial nominee Susana Martinez are based on a selective use of data about the budget and New Mexico's tax burden.

Throughout the campaign, Martinez has blasted Gov. Bill Richardson and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Diane Denish for double-digit spending increases in the state budget since 2003, when the governor took office.

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New Mexico – Former President Bill Clinton will be in New Mexico this week to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish.

Clinton is scheduled to speak at a rally Thursday afternoon on the plaza in Espanola. The event is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. It's free and open to the public.

Vice President Joe Biden was in Albuquerque on Sept. 30 to attend a fundraiser for Denish, who is facing Republican Susana Martinez in the governor's race.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – Joni Gutierrez who is a landscape architect is up against local small business owner Virginia Robertson.

Robertson who owns and operates Desert Air Quality in Las Cruces says local business and education are among her top priorities for the district and state. She says she has had overwhelming response from voters when it comes to our state's economy.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – This year's election ballot has Incumbent Democrat Joni Gutierrez up against local small business owner Virginia Robertson.

Robertson owns and operates Desert Air Quality in Las Cruces and has lived in New Mexico for forty years. She says she is concerned about small business in the community.

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Las Cruces – A partnership was formed between the Do a Ana Arts Council (DAAC) and the Las Cruces Convention Center to launch the Las Cruces Arts Fair scheduled for March 25-27, 2011.

The show will feature an array of juried arts and fine crafts from local and regional artists.

The Las Cruces Arts Fair is sponsored by the Do a Ana Arts Council and proceeds will support programming offered through DAAC, including the Career Art Path (CAP), Color Las Cruces and special events at the Rio Grande Theatre.

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Las Cruces – Every Monday, Fred Martino speaks with Las Cruces Sun News Business Editor Brook Stockberger.

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Albuquerque – Veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder can attend a free conference in Albuquerque later this month that focuses on alternative treatment therapies.

The state Department of Veterans' Services said it's offering the conference on Oct. 30 along with Presbyterian Medical Services and other groups. It will be at the Hotel Albuquerque and veterans are eligible for a $40 gift card if they register in advance.

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Sandoval County, NM – Gov. Bill Richardson has declared Sandoval County's Kewa Pueblo a disaster area because of a severe storm that hit the area on Oct. 2.

The storm brought hail and extensive flooding.

The declaration frees up $250,000 to help the pueblo pay for cleanup and repairs or rebuilding of roads and other public infrastructure.

The state finance department will coordinate the payout of the money. Requests for aid will be handled by the homeland security and emergency management department.

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Las Cruces – Sunday morning at approximately 4:00 a.m. in the 5200 block of Comanche Trail, Las Cruces, several fights broke out among party goers, male and female. One of the party goers, who was being battered at the time, attempted to flee from the area by jumping into his truck and driving away.

In his haste to get away, the driver of the vehicle ran over a seventeen year old female, dragging the victim approximately 150 feet, while pinned underneath the vehicle.