Tamaulipas rolls out budget plan, recruitment drives and education projects amid Sahara dust alert

The Tamaulipas state government announced several initiatives in June 2026. Finance Secretary Carlos Irán Ramírez González said the Treasury will begin third‑quarter work on the 2027 budget proposal, requesting inputs from agencies to preserve macro‑economic stability. The Public Security Secretariat opened a recruitment campaign for 32 new investigators, offering a monthly gross salary of 36,854 pesos and a five‑month training program at the State University of Security and Justice.

Tourism officials reported that the “Ángeles Verdes” program has assisted over 13,700 travelers on state highways, handling 3,836 service requests. Protection Civil warned that Saharan dust will tint sunrise and sunset skies red in coastal municipalities, noting low concentrations and no health risk. Morena’s state council outlined a new internal filter limiting candidate lists to six per office, split evenly by gender.

A multi‑government council convened to set a sustainable forest development plan, allocating 4.7 million pesos for fire‑fighting brigades and outreach in several municipalities. The Education Ministry disclosed a 270 million‑peso investment to build and expand medium‑level schools and launch six new community Telebachillerato centers across the state. Universities held a conference on nomophobia, and the Technological University of Matamoros awarded a fully‑scholarship place to a student from a disadvantaged area. Finally, Tampico hosted the national meeting of fiscal officials, positioning the state as a hub for inter‑governmental financial coordination, and the Secretariat of Anticorruption signed a collaboration pact with the Colegio de Tamaulipas to improve evaluation of federal programmes.