Mexico owes Texas approximately 900,000 acre-feet of water according to a binational agreement dating back to 1944. However, a regional drought has complicated the situation. In response, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have introduced legislation that aims to force Mexico to comply with the treaty by imposing restrictions on federal aid and prohibiting […]

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four real estate and accounting firms allegedly linked to a timeshare scam ring operated by the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. The scheme, which targets American victims, results in tens of millions of dollars in losses annually. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received […]

Mexico has announced that it will accept 2,700 Cuban doctors to help alleviate a shortage of specialists in the country. This decision comes despite criticism from opponents who claim that it will support Cuba’s communist government at the expense of local medical professionals. Mexico has already received hundreds of Cuban doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Yucatan has “canceled” a statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, after a legal complaint filed by activist lawyers claiming it offended the beliefs of local Maya Indigenous groups who prefer their own god of water, Chaac. The statue was erected in May in Progreso, Yucatan, and lacked permits. Critics argue that the […]

Francisco Labastida Ochoa, former governor of Sinaloa, former senator, and former presidential candidate for the PRI, narrated on ‘Aristegui En Vivo’ that José Narro Robles, who abandoned his candidacy for the leadership of the PRI in 2019 when Alejandro Moreno won, told him that during that internal process, ‘Alito’ said the following to him: “Don’t […]

A dispute panel operating under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is poised to rule on Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn. Andrew Brandt, director of trade policy for the U.S. Grains Council, emphasizes the significance of this case. Brandt underscores the critical need to protect GM technology access to a major U.S. export market. He warns […]

Pedro Alcocer, coordinator at the NGO Anillo Primavera, vividly recalls the excitement of spotting pumas in the Primavera biosphere reserve near Guadalajara City, close to Akron Stadium. These elusive creatures, thought to have disappeared from the area in the 1980s, have made a remarkable return. Since 2017, camera traps have captured eleven sightings of male, […]

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president-elect, recently met with over 500 business leaders to outline her plans for the upcoming term and address concerns about the proposed judicial reform. During the discussion, Francisco Cervantes, head of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE), acknowledged the flaws in Mexico’s justice system and emphasized the importance of legal certainty for workers, […]