Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has announced austerity measures designed to help lessen the effects of the steep increase in the price of gasoline, enacted January 1.

The new 911 emergency hotline number has taken effect in Jalisco, although the 066 number will still be active for several months more.

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Mexico is the top foreign retirement destination, according to the latest InternationalLiving.com Annual Global Retirement Index. 

Pay the 2017 Refrendo Vehicular (registration renewal) for Jalisco-plated motor vehicles in person at the nearest recaudadora (state tax office) to obtain an official receipt, vehicle ID card and window stickers on the spot.

The Secretaría de Salud Jalisco (SSJ) has administered more than half a million free influenza shots since the start of the vaccination program in October. 

For four consecutive days this week, the Jalisco Environmental Agency (Semadet) Las Pintas air quality monitoring station to the south of the metropolitan area registered alarmingly high quantities of contaminants in the atmosphere.