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Group Eyes Blocking New Mexico Border Town Annexation

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — A group seeking to incorporate a booming border town in New Mexico is seeking an injunction to stop the annexation of its land by a nearby city. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://goo.gl/007Nou) the Provisional Government of Santa Teresa wants to block Sunland Park from annexing 229 acres. The lawsuit filed Wednesday names the city of Sunland Park and Socorro Partners, a limited liability company that twice petitioned Sunland Park for annexation earlier this year Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea says he is aware of the lawsuit, but couldn't comment. A nearby booming port of entry, also called Santa Teresa, is not part of the annexation talks.