The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the swale paintbrush as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This 19-inch-tall, yellow-reddish flower is only known to survive in one spot in ...

Leo Jaramillo also are drafting a bill this year that would enshrine the lowrider as New Mexico's state vehicle — alongside the roadrunner as state bird and the spikey yucca state flower.