Texas State Mexico can open doors for students

Many Texas State students know little about the sister campus in Mexico, which offers study abroad opportunities, and an alternative for students facing immigration-related barriers. Located in Querétaro, Mexico, Texas State Mexico opened its doors in 2025. The campus is part of a collaborative hub, named Elisia, where on a single campus, three universities offer […]

Insight: For Mexico’s security chief, El Mencho killing was personal

Mexico’s security chief, the man who helped lead the operation that killed the drug lord known as “El Mencho,” spends his days and nights inside fortified office buildings, including a one-bedroom apartment in the security ministry built for him.His quarters – inside a modern complex beside a busy thoroughfare – include a bedroom, gym, kitchen […]

Trump calls for Shield of the Americas summit and leaves Mexico out

The “Shield of the Americas” summit convened by Donald Trump in Miami will bring together Latin American leaders to coordinate security, migration, and strategy in the face of China. Mexico was not invited, highlighting political tensions with Washington and opening a new chapter in regional geopolitics. On March 7, 2026, the city of Miami will […]

Supreme Court prevents UNAM from charging for mandatory graduation courses

In a landmark decision for public education in Mexico, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) ruled that public universities, specifically the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), cannot charge for courses that are essential and structural requirements for obtaining a professional degree. By a majority of seven votes to two, the Court […]

Yucatán positions itself as a destination for South American tourism

Yucatán successfully concluded its participation in the 45th edition of the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (ANATO) 2026 Tourism Showcase, the most important event in the sector in Colombia and one of the most significant in Latin America. Held in Bogotá, the event featured an intensive work agenda aimed at promoting the state […]

Four people missing in Mérida and Kanasín: two are minors

In less than 24 hours, four people were reported missing in Mérida and its surrounding area, two of them minors. In three of the cases, nothing has been heard from them since last Saturday. Through its social media accounts, the State Attorney General’s Office disseminated missing person posters to aid in locating the three men […]

Mayan communities demand a halt to mining in front of the Government Palace of Yucatán

Frustrated by the advance of quarrying operations in their communities, residents of Xcucul Sur, Tebec, Hotzuc, Yaxcopoil, San José Tzal, Ticimul, Noc-Ac, Cheuman, Petecbiltum, and Texán Cámara protested in front of the Government Palace, demanding that Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena halt the mining activity. The protesters blocked 61st Street for several hours to deliver their […]