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Querétaro Steps Up Aid and Flood Works as State Sets 2026 Investment Plan

Officials balance immediate deliveries with longer-term projects to stretch limited budgets.

Overview

  • Mayor Felipe Macías delivered 814 solar water heaters to households in the capital.
  • The city reported an initial 200 million pesos invested in Peñuelas, including rehabilitation of Obreros and Industriales streets to reduce rain risk.
  • State public works chief José Pío X Salgado Tovar outlined a 2026 program with 320 million pesos for pluvial infrastructure in the capital and up to 30 million for mission restoration.
  • State Secretary of Government Eric Gudiño Torres said Simón, a Querétaro resident deported from the United States, will return to the state at midday.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Interior Ministry to address a dispute in the Centro Histórico following a clash between inspectors and street vendors.