The start of the week could be complicated due to the forecasted rainfall, which is directly affecting motorists traveling on Mexico’s highways today, July 6. In addition to the rain, traffic accidents and maintenance work are also causing slower traffic on several highways across the country. Highway Closures Today: What’s Happening on Mexico’s Highways This […]

And this isn’t just an opinion — it comes from Condé Nast Traveler, one of the most respected travel publications on the planet, followed by millions of readers worldwide. Out of every nation on Earth, Mexico earned #2. 🏆 The ranking was based on three powerful pillars: 🌿 Natural Beauty🏛️ Cultural Heritage🗿 Iconic Monuments And […]

Aurora Innovation has surpassed 100,000 driverless kilometers on public highways and plans to deploy hundreds of autonomous trucks in 2026. Kodiak, Waabi, and PlusAI are competing for the same freight corridors. Less than 500 kilometers from the Mexican border, the trucking industry is undergoing its most significant technological transformation in a century, while a regulatory […]

Tulum family, Mayor Diego Castañón has announced with great fanfare that he fired nine officials for “malpractice.” Two from Civil Protection, seven from the Auditing Department. He claims there is “zero tolerance for corruption.” It sounds nice… but here at Con El Firme, we ask the questions that make the Governor’s office uncomfortable: Firing nine […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed President Claudia Sheinbaum for the rise in insecurity in Mexico, asserting that her government’s strategy has failed to curb the increase in violence. The US official’s remarks came amid a debate about the country’s security situation and sparked a wave of reactions both in Mexico and abroad. While […]

Tania Flores Guerra, former mayor of Múzquiz, Coahuila, was arrested this Saturday by officers of the Nuevo León State Attorney General’s Office in San Pedro Garza García while executing an arrest warrant issued against her. The Nuevo León Attorney General’s Office reported that the arrest was carried out by detectives from the State Investigation Agency […]

The Secretariat for Anti-Corruption and Good Government sanctioned 35 public officials and three companies with disqualifications of up to 10 years, and one case involving a 15-year disqualification, along with fines exceeding 67 million pesos for irregularities detected in federal agencies, according to information released by the agency. The Federal Tribunal of Administrative Justice (TFJA) […]

Corruption has historically been one of the largest and most serious structural problems facing Mexico. Virtually every administration, regardless of political affiliation, has promised to eradicate it—or at least significantly reduce it. However, allegations of corrupt practices remain widespread at every level of government, from municipalities and boroughs to the federal administration. Data collected by […]

If you plan to travel by road this Sunday, July 5, 2026, it is advisable to check traffic conditions before starting your trip. During the morning, CAPUFE and the National Guard Highway Division reported several accidents, lane reductions, and partial road closures on highways across the country, mainly in Puebla and Veracruz. Although some incidents […]

A large deployment of federal, state, and ministerial forces took place this Saturday in San José Cuyachapa, on the Puebla-Orizaba highway corridor between Puebla and Veracruz, as part of an operation to locate tractor-trailers, merchandise, and auto parts suspected of being stolen. The raids were carried out at various properties identified as possible storage locations […]