New Mexico Republican Party crosses state lines to host event in Amarillo VIDEO: New Mexico Republican Party crosses state lines to host event in Amarillo By Vania Patino | April 15, 2021 at 9:18 PM CDT - Updated April 15 at 10:33 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - For the first time, the Republican Party of New Mexico will host their retreat outside state lines, and have chosen Amarillo as the destination. The retreat will take place May 14 through the 16 at the Embassy Duites downtown. The location change is due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place in New Mexico. New Mexico currently limits mass gatherings to less than 150 people. But, since they are expecting over 400 attendees, that was not going to work.