Glenrio Smoke Stop owners plan to rebuild former motel and cafe on the New Mexico-Texas border

Warrants/Escape — Glenrio, NM — reported 2026-06-21

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Warrants/Escape
• Location: Glenrio, NM
• Date reported: 2026-06-21
• Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

• The Glenrio Smoke Stop owners Gabi Tuschak and Erik Spain are trying to rebuild the former motel and cafe.
• The town of Glenrio was founded as a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad siding in 1903.
• Glenrio straddles the New Mexico-Texas line, with one foot in the mountain time zone and one foot in the central time zone.
• Route 66 author and historian Michael Wallis said that travelers used to joke about getting gas in Texas and then walking across the street for a beer in New Mexico.