The newly renovated stretch of highway connecting the city’s Periférico beltway to the Guadalajara International Airport is smoother and less congested – and state authorities worry that may lead to heavier feet on the accelerator.

The stifling heat shows no signs of letting up across nearly all of Mexico.

Twenty-eight states were on high alert this week, with temperatures reaching 45°C (113°F) in several regions on Monday, April 27.

The thermometer has been especially unforgiving in western Mexico.

In a landmark move, Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus has signed a decree creating what he calls the first universal healthcare program for children in Mexico, set to launch with the 2026–2027 school year.

Electronics manufacturing giant Flex has announced a US$1 billion investment in Mexico over the next three years, with its flagship operations centered in Jalisco, to scale up production of artificial intelligence data center infrastructure.

The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office has received 806 reports of vehicles set on fire during the wave of violence that followed the death of drug lord Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, ”El Mencho,” who was killed in a military operation on February 22 in Tapalpa.

The Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco missing persons collective says it has discovered additional human remains at the notorious Rancho Izaguirre, a property previously used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) as a forced recruitment and possible extermination center.