Mexico City to Pachuca Train Has 37.6% Progress and the Mexico City-Querétaro 20%
Both passenger lines are being built by army engineers and are slated to open next year; Sheinbaum contrasted the rail push with Zedillo-era privatization.
News Briefs
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Today a Team of Rescuers and Medical Personnel Leaves Mexico for Venezuela to Help After Earthquakes: Sheinbaum
The first brigade is made up of 250 soldiers, five dogs, four aircraft, one drone, search and rescue tools, as well as equipment and medical supplies, with more personnel to follow.
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Lazzeri Delivers Copies of His Credentials in Washington as Mexico’s New Ambassador
In his first official act in Washington, Lazzeri named protecting migrants and keeping the T-MEC as North America’s engine among his top priorities.
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Sheinbaum Announces Historic Electricity Expansion Plan of 32,000 Megawatts; 70% of Them from Renewable Sources
The 739-billion-peso plan will lift the public sector to 61% of generation, cut gas dependence, and build the Americas’ largest solar plant in Sonora.
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Pemex and Petrobras Sign Cooperation Memorandum on Exploration, Production, and Transformation of Hydrocarbons
The non-binding, two-year pact grew out of a March proposal by Lula to Sheinbaum; Petrobras eyes Gulf of Mexico deepwater, mature fields, refining, and fertilizers.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Judges to Review That No Usurious Practices Exist in the Collection of Credit Payments
In two rulings, the Court held that usury violates human rights under the American Convention and must be checked even when the borrower is a company.
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Cuba: Direct Dialogue With the United States, Without Significant Progress
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal Ferreiro says Washington answers every dialogue session days later with new sanctions, and warns Havana is preparing for legitimate self-defense against latent US military threats.
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Public University Enrollment Grows by 300,000 Students
From 2019 to 2025, enrollment in public universities in Mexico increased from 3.1 million to 3.4 million students, with spending per student going from 55,511 pesos to 52,426 pesos.
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Government Will Provide 36,000 San Quintín Families With 40,000 Pesos to Improve Their Housing
Beyond the housing grants, the plan regularizes land tenure and launches joint IMSS labor inspections of farms exploiting piecework day laborers.
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Morena, PT, and PVEM Launch Registration Process for Aspirants to 2027 Candidacies
Aspirants from Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Campeche register first as the three-party bloc prepares for 17 governorship races.
