Overview

• Mauricio Fernández Garza’s death was announced Tuesday following complications from mesothelioma pleural, a cancer he had battled since 2021.
• On September 15 he took a 15‑day leave and said he would resign afterward, telling reporters he had halted treatments and appearing in a wheelchair with oxygen support.
• Mauricio Farah Giacomán is serving as encargado del despacho, with municipal events paused during mourning and public services continuing.
• The Cabildo and then the Nuevo León Congress are expected to follow legal steps to determine who will finish the current municipal term.
• A four‑time mayor and PAN figure, Fernández was also a cultural patron behind Museo La Milarca and was honored by researchers with the naming of Mauriciosaurus fernandezi.