Guanajuato

Toyota announced moving production of its Tacoma model from Tijuana, Mexico, to its San Antonio, Texas plant as part of a $3.6 billion investment to expand the Texas facility and create 2,000 U.S. jobs. The transition will take four years, with Tijuana operations continuing during this period, and production in Guanajuato, Mexico will also continue. Toyota plans an additional $10 billion in U.S. investments through 2030.

A University of Washington journalism student undertook a nine-week summer internship at Mexico News Daily in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, despite limited Spanish proficiency and travel restrictions due to a U.S. State Department travel advisory. The internship, supported by the International Reporting Scholarship, aimed to foster journalistic growth and cultural exploration.

Mexico's homicide rate in May 2026 reached its lowest level in 11 years, with 47.3 daily homicides, a 27.6% drop from May 2025. Guanajuato remained the deadliest state, while 28 of 32 federal entities reported declines, including an 81% drop in San Luis Potosí. The government attributed the trend to security operations that have dismantled 2,400 drug labs, seized 419 tonnes of narcotics, and confiscated nearly 30,000 firearms since October 2024.