A district judge has ordered federal and state authorities to halt work on the Zapotillo Dam in northeastern Jalisco, demanding the curtain be kept at a height of 80 meters rather than the 105 meters in the original design.

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Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) Musical Director Marco Parisotto leads the orchestra in the opening program of the summer season.

A new animal protection law (Ley de Protección a los Animales) took effect in Jalisco this week but the State Attorney General’s Office was far from ready to receive complaints and act on reports of abuse, local media sources have revealed.