Weekend Edition, August 16, 2026

MTD Radio Weekend Edition – New Mexico and West Texas

Is a U.S. Senator pushing oil policy that could line his own pockets? This week on Weekend Edition, Larry Behrens of Power the Future joins Blake Ovard to break down Senator Martin Heinrich’s proposal to tax foreign oil imports — and the public records request Behrens says raises new questions about the senator’s financial ties to American oil production. Plus: did the state pin high gas prices on the current administration while staying silent back in 2022? Behrens says the New Mexico Environment Department’s own emails tell a partisan story. We’ll also dig into the Department of Energy’s decision to pull the plug on the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor — one of three transmission projects just shut down — and get Behrens’ take on democratic socialism’s foothold in New Mexico’s congressional delegation. Tune in for a conversation energy you won’t want to miss.

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