by Joey Keefe | Dec 11, 2025 | 2025 Announcements, 2025 News Releases
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico State Land Office is a recipient of the 2025 Fall Culture Excellence Awards, winning the Top Workplaces 2025 Culture Excellence Award and the Top Workplaces 2025 Women-Led award from Innovation Women and Lioness Magazine for the third...
by Joey Keefe | Sep 16, 2025 | 2025 News Releases
SANTA FE, N.M. – For the third month in a row, the State Land Office has broken a record with its oil and gas lease sales and earned historic revenue, bringing in over $117 million in bonus payments at a public auction, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands...
by Joey Keefe | Aug 28, 2025 | 2025 Announcements, 2025 News Releases
SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico State Land Office will hold a public rulemaking hearing on a new, proposed geothermal rule to align with recent legislative changes and modernize and improve the agency’s process for issuing geothermal leases. The hearing will be held on...
by Joey Keefe | Aug 26, 2025 | 2025 Announcements, 2025 News Releases, Public Meetings
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO) is hosting a series of four public meetings across Southern New Mexico September 22-25, 2025. The meetings will provide an overview of a proposed land exchange between the NMSLO and the federal Bureau of Land...
by Joey Keefe | Aug 25, 2025 | 2025 Announcements, 2025 News Releases
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced a new lease today that will add around 1,700 new, affordable housing units to the East Las Cruces area on state lands near Organ Mountain High School. The development, which is...
by Joey Keefe | Aug 19, 2025 | 2025 Announcements, 2025 News Releases
SANTA FE, N.M. – For the second month in a row, the State Land Office has smashed the record for revenue earned from an oil and gas lease sale, bringing in $256 million in bonus payments at a public auction, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia...