Officers from the Tlajomulco municipal police detained a 37-year-old man on March 14 for alleged “crimes against biodiversity,” after he was found in possession of a crested caracara.

Americans living in western Mexico are ramping up efforts to register voters and boost turnout ahead of upcoming U.S. elections, with Democrats Abroad chapters in Guadalajara and Lake Chapala organizing weekly voter assistance sessions and a pair of rallies planned for March 28.

The National Infrastructure Fund (Fonadin) has approved 1.5 billion pesos to extend the new Guadalajara Airport BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system to Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, according to a report by the Spanish-language daily, Mural.

Jalisco health officials lifted the mandatory mask requirement in schools across the Guadalajara metropolitan area effective March 9, citing high vaccination coverage against measles. 

Jalisco’s tourism sector saw continued growth in 2025, closing the year with nearly 34 million visitors — a three percent increase over the “atypically good” year of 2024.  

Federal and state authorities are intensifying efforts to restore public confidence in Jalisco following the violence provoked by the military operation that killed CJNG cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.