Tamaulipas advances LGBT+ rights law as municipal accounts face audit scrutiny

The state Congress of Tamaulipas approved the Law of Recognition and Care for the LGBTTTIQ+ population, becoming the second such law in Mexico after Mexico City and a model cited by the United Nations Development Programme. Lawmaker Lucero Deosdady Martínez López said the legislation deepens diversity rights and aims to eliminate discrimination in health services and public administration.

The state Auditor's Office rejected public accounts for 41 municipalities, flagging discrepancies totalling 2.673 trillion pesos. Officials warned that negative audit opinions could trigger administrative or criminal proceedings unless the municipalities resolve the observations. Some municipalities, including Victoria, reported having addressed all audit comments and expect a favourable resolution.

Ciudad Victoria’s mayor, Eduardo Gattás Báez, credited the construction of a new National Guard barracks with turning the city from a security hotspot into an investment‑friendly location, noting the absence of recent kidnappings and extortion cases. He announced plans for an additional barracks in the city’s south.

The municipal public services department intensified street‑cleaning and waste‑collection efforts across key neighborhoods, urging residents to cooperate with collection schedules to prevent flooding.

Separately, Ricardo Guerrero Morales, a career physician, was appointed the new state secretary of health, bringing experience from the federal health system and a commitment to continue the administration’s health‑system transformation.