Matamoros Mayor José Alberto Granados Fávila presented his Second Government Report on September 7, 2026, citing a cumulative total of 33,884 security actions, comprising 22,209 protection measures and 11,675 operations, according to El Universal.
Matamoros, a Tamaulipas border municipality adjoining Brownsville, Texas, centers its municipal security strategy on preventive presence, community proximity, and institutional coordination, El Universal reported. The report covers the period from September 2025 through August 2026 and was presented before Governor Américo Villarreal Anaya, with attendance from federal legislators, members of the state congress, and mayors of neighboring municipalities, according to Hora Cero. Granados Fávila described security as a shared responsibility across levels of government and said that short-term results are reflected in a stronger preventive capacity in the neighborhoods with the highest citizen demand, with municipal participation focused on prevention, territorial surveillance, safe mobility, and social proximity.
The breakdown yields verifiable figures. Hora Cero specified that 1,699 operations were carried out in 62 neighborhoods designated as priority areas and that 100 percent of Traffic officers hold C3 certification and carry body cameras. Civil Protection and the Fire Department responded to 12,887 emergencies and conducted 3,730 preventive inspections during the second year. On the same day, the Matamoros city government reported that the City Council approved the creation of two Municipal Mediation Centers, in the Rinconada de las Brisas and Las Brisas subdivisions, aimed at peaceful conflict resolution. At the report ceremony, the governor announced, according to El Universal, a combined state and federal investment of 12,199 million pesos in the municipality between 2022 and 2026.
The governor also announced the construction of a new bridge over the Libramiento Emilio Portes Gil, a project Hora Cero reported on the same day. The next read on these indicators will come with the third-year government report, which will allow for a full assessment of the traffic corps' equipment upgrades and the trajectory of preventive actions.
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