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Horacio Duarte Defends Gómez’s Third Report Before State Legislature

Lawmakers will probe the administration’s crime, poverty and infrastructure claims to test the evidence behind major spending plans.

Overview

  • Horacio Duarte appeared before the LXII Legislature on Tuesday to present and defend the State of Mexico’s Third Government Report in a glosa, the formal legislative review of the governor’s account.
  • The administration cited INEGI-backed figures that say overall crime fell 15.5 percent and homicides dropped 21.8 percent between 2024 and 2025.
  • Officials reported more than 54 billion pesos spent on social programs including Mujeres con Bienestar, which the government says has served over one million women, and claimed 1.9 million people left poverty between 2022 and 2024.
  • The state described a 2026 infrastructure push that includes over 19.8 billion pesos for 2,500-plus public works such as a full 108-kilometer reconstruction of the Periférico Norte and a separate Plan Integral de la Zona Oriente with resources above 110 billion pesos.
  • The glosa begins legislative questioning rather than independent validation, so deputies can request documents, challenge data and seek outside verification of job, education and spending claims before any official confirmation is reached.