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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Gina Bell strokes Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian Park (LEAN) in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Horse trainer Katelynn Hentzell, left, talks with Gina Bell as she gets a feel for Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian Park in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Gina Bell, right, gets a feel for Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian arena in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo Republican nominee Janice Arnold-Jones speaks to the party faithful at the Republican election party in Albuquerque, N.M. Arnold-Jones has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf, File)
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FILE - In this March 27, 2017, file photo, Democratic Party of New Mexico chair Debra Haaland is among protesters outside a luncheon attended by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez in Albuquerque, N.M. Holland has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez speaks to reporters from his desk in Albuquerque, N.M. Martinez has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz,File)
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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, right, answers questions after speaking about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Brent Wilkes, with the League of Latin American Citizens, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **
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White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney showed a pile of Federal Registers from the time of the Obama administration on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, an opponent of the GOP health care bill, heads to the chamber for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **
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Young women dressed as Quinceaneras walk through the Senate Chambers at the Texas Capitol to visit lawmakers as they protest SB4, an anti-"sanctuary cities" bill, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Texas' special session continues and conservatives in the legislature plan to work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Young women dressed as Quinceaneras perform and protest SB4, an anti-"sanctuary cities" bill, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The "sanctuary cities" ban, signed in May, lets police ask people during routine stops whether they're in the U.S. legally. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano, speaks to fellow lawmakers on the second day of a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Conservatives in the state Senate are swiftly advancing sunset legislation, a regulatory bill that must pass before the legislature can work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presides over the Texas Senate on the second day of a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Conservatives in the state Senate are swiftly advancing sunset legislation, a regulatory bill that must pass before the legislature can work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presides over the Texas Senate on the second day of a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Conservatives in the state Senate are swiftly advancing sunset legislation, a regulatory bill that must pass before the legislature can work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, center, talks with state senators on the second day of a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Conservatives in the state Senate are swiftly advancing sunset legislation, a regulatory bill that must pass before the legislature can work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano, left, talks with Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, right, on the second day of a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Conservatives in the state Senate are swiftly advancing sunset legislation, a regulatory bill that must pass before the legislature can work on anti-abortion measures, school vouchers and defanging local ordinances in Texas' big and liberal cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
