<P> Upham, near Truth or Consequences is the location of the world's first operational and purpose - built commercial spaceport, Spaceport America . Rocket launches began in April 2007 . It is undeveloped and has one tenant, UP Aerospace, launching small payloads . Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, plans to make this their primary operating base . </P> <P> The Constitution of New Mexico established New Mexico's governmental structure . The executive branch of government is fragmented as outlined in the state constitution . The executive is composed of the Governor and other statewide elected officials including the Lieutenant Governor (elected on the same ticket as the Governor), Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Commissioner of Public Lands . The governor appoints a cabinet that leads agencies statutorily designated under his / her jurisdiction . The New Mexico Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate . The judiciary is composed of the New Mexico Supreme Court and lower courts . There is also local government, consisting of counties, municipalities and special districts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

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