NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico lawmakers are trying to create an official state mineral. House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official state symbols, such as the official state bird ...

The swale paintbrush grows to about 19 inches tall, sprouting yellow-reddish flowers leading to its nickname as the glowing Indian paintbrush.

This 19-inch-tall, yellow-reddish flower is only known to survive in one spot in southwest New Mexico. “The disappearance of this ornate, almost luminous flower went unnoticed as cattle trampled our ...

Every state in the United States has its own flag, flower, animal and song. (SOUNDBITE OF UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST'S "O FAIR NEW MEXICO") SIMON: "O Fair New Mexico." But New Mexico might soon become ...

House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official state symbols, such as the official state bird and flower, and add Smithsonite as the official mineral of New Mexico.