TURNING DIRT INTO DOLLARS. THAT’S WHAT HAS NOW HAPPENED FOR THE NEW MEXICO LAND COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE.
REMEMBER THE STORY ABOUT THE TEXAS DIRT BANDITS. LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN HAD ACCUSED ROAD CREWS FROM HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS, OF REMOVING OVER 4-THOUSAND CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT FROM OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. HUDSPETH COUNTY EXPLAINED, SAYING THE CREWS THOUGHT THE DIRT WAS LOCATED IN TEXAS, NOT NEW MEXICO. THEY ALSO ARGUED THAT TEXAS CREWS HAD BEEN MAINTAINING PART OF NEW MEXICO ROAD, AGAIN THINKING IT WAS IN TEXAS.
HOWEVER, THE LAND COMMISSIONER WASN’T BUYING IT AND TOLD HUDSPETH COUNTY IT HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIRT. NOW DUNN’S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A CHECK FOR JUST OVER 44-HUNDRED DOLLARS, SETTLING THE DEBT.
