Heat wave brings heat indices of 50 degrees Celsius to Veracruz-Boca del Río; southerly winds will maintain high temperatures

The Veracruz-Boca del Río metropolitan area registered heat indexes of 50 degrees Celsius today. A southerly wind event (gusts of hot air) and a heat wave raised temperatures across most of Veracruz state. According to the Gulf Central Basin Authority of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), the highest temperature recorded today was in the port […]

Humanitarian euthanasia proposed for terminally ill patients in Puebla

Lawmakers from the Morena, Green Party, and Citizens’ Movement parties proposed humane euthanasia to prevent the suffering of people with terminal illnesses, whose lives are artificially prolonged, thus increasing their pain. During the session of the Permanent Commission, Roberto Zataráin Leal presented the initiative, which proposes reforming, adding to, and repealing various provisions of the […]

46.6% and 35.6% of children in Puebla and Tlaxcala, respectively, show signs of lead poisoning: Ensanut

According to data from the 2022-2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT), 46.6% and 35.6% of children in the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, respectively, have lead poisoning. These figures are higher than the national average of 15.8%, which equates to approximately 1.2 million children across Mexico. Three states account for the largest number of […]

Tlaxcala has a free sterilization program for homeless dogs and cats

In Tlaxcala, there is a permanent free sterilization program for stray dogs and cats rescued by shelters and animal welfare groups, with the goal of reducing overpopulation and promoting responsible adoption. Regarding this, Luis Antonio Flores Jiménez, a veterinarian with the Animal Welfare Coordination, explained that these actions are carried out through the Dejando Huella […]

Municipalities in Puebla have a 60% backlog in property tax collection; the government will help the municipalities collect it.

Governor Alejandro Armenta Mier maintained that the administrative collaboration agreements with municipalities do not represent a dispossession of resources or an infringement on their autonomy, but rather a strategy to combat the backlog in property tax payments and access 30 percent of the surplus revenue from the Municipal Development Fund. “In the municipalities, there is […]

Eighty people arrested in Puebla after 231 security operations

As a result of 231 operational actions carried out throughout the state, security forces arrested 80 people in Puebla between April 20 and 26. Among the results was the capture of the main operator of the criminal group “Los Pericos,” an organization linked to extortion, fuel theft, drug trafficking, and weapons stockpiling in Puebla and […]