applies in “extremely limited” circumstances, and requires more than a mere difference among state laws. Reagan, 1997-NMCA-014, ¶9, 123 N.M. 68, 933 P.2d 867 (internal quotati bitration may not apply to the initial determination of the existence of a contract, New Mexico does have a strong public policy in favor of freedom of contract. See United Wholesale Liquor Co., 108 N.M. at 471, 775 P.2d at 237. Moreover, like Texas, New Mexico has a strong policy in favor of arbitration. See Santa Fe Techs., Inc., 2002-NMCA-030, ¶51, 131 N.M. 772, 42 P.3d 1221 (“Arbitration is a form of dispute resolution highly favored in New Mexico” promoting “both judicial efficiency and conservation of resources by all parties.”); Casias v. Dairyland Ins. Co., 1999-NMCA-046, ¶7, 126 N.M. 772, 975 P.2d 385 (<HOLDING>). Therefore, we look to Texas law to determine
recognizing a strong policy preference in favor of arbitration recognizing the strong policy favoring dismissal when a court cannot join a tribe because of sovereign immunity recognizing a liberal federal policy favoring arbitration in the faa recognizing a strong presumption favoring arbitrability recognizing the supreme courts repeated reaffirmation of new mexicos strong public policy favoring resolution of disputes through arbitration