Truths and rumors

In Coahuila, security matters aren't so easy either, as those who attack soldiers, marines, and, incidentally, the state police who travel with them constantly try to enter the state, or rather, as a mere "provocation," said state prosecutor Federico Fernández Montañez. The problem is that, on the one hand, things are on fire in Nuevo León, and also in Tamaulipas and Zacatecas, and even Durango is not safe. The flower that the Secretary of National Security, Omar García Harfuch, recently threw at the Echado Pa' Delante government was not in vain, although what he said resonated strongly in Durango: that in the end the citizens do not care if it is a federal crime or a common law crime, but rather what they want is for there to be no crimes, and furthermore, when referring to the coordination in Coahuila, he still specified that it is about "when there is an event, information flows quickly, that if a joint operation has to be carried out, we do it quickly, eliminating bureaucracy," which was something like "I'm telling you Juan so you understand Pedro."

And the gossipy sub-agents, disguised as a suitcase forgotten at the Torreón airport, learned of the visit of Andrés Manuel López Beltrán "Andy," Morena's national organizing secretary, last Friday sooner than those of the 4T. "Andy" was quite calmly accompanied by Carlos Alcudia, Morena's First District coordinator. The problem, our sub-agents infiltrated in the depths of the 4T tell us, is that he didn't tell anyone he was coming; in fact, not even the president of Morena Coahuila, Diego del Bosque, knew he was already in these arid lands. They also tell us that there's a curious lack of organization in the Secretariat of Organization of the cherry-red party, which worries more than one of the pre-candidates for the deputies, a figure known in the 4T as "district coordinators of the sectional committees for the defense of the transformation." We're assured that, for the time being, he'll also bring "support" from that "multi-zero" party that his best warriors most need, as they prepare to fight against "The Power Mafia" in a state where there has never been a power struggle. The PRI, of course, is eager for "Andy" to come live in Coahuila, just as he did in Durango, to see if they get a second dose. We'll see, and we'll see what kind of support they'll get.

And the "Governor" who has been pushed forward, Manolo Jiménez, conveniently assured our sub-agents that he was not aware of what was said in Sheinbaum's "La Mañanera" where one of the reporters asked the president about a possible "influence peddling" in the Judiciary of Coahuila (something that the sub-agents have a hard time believing) and that the accusation was against the control judge, José Samuel Borrego Rodríguez, who was accused of having released the businessman known as "Mono Muñoz" and of ignoring federal authorities. Doña Claudia, who was given the ball to kick, immediately pointed the finger directly at the Judiciary of Coahuila by assuring that there is resistance from the justice administrators who were ratified in the last elections, such as the case of the Torreón Criminal Justice Center, which has as its new administrative coordinator Aridai García Trejo who barely arrived and is already organized with the administrator and now judge Becker Rodríguez Gamez. By the way, Chief Justice Miguel Mery Ayup has not commented on this matter, while the Coahuilense governor said that everything related to "Mono Muñoz" is in the hands of the federal justice system, specifically the Attorney General's Office, that is, Torti Gertz.

When the wicked sub-agents realized that, halfway through the turnaround at Revolución Boulevard and 38th Street in Torreón, someone had forgotten to remove the tactile pavement, the one used by the blind as a guide, they thought they'd finally met their match in the Department of Public Works. They couldn't stop wondering who could be so wicked as to lead the blind to a certain brush with death, even though deep down they knew this couldn't be left like this. The only question they have now is: What about the Metrobús? Because perhaps no one has noticed that the turnaround occupies the very lane of the failed project. Returning to the topic of Revolución Boulevard and the road realignment project, the sub-agents have no doubt that in the end, it will be a major project that will streamline traffic flow like all the others they've accustomed us to. To avoid jumping to conclusions, it will be the citizens themselves who will ultimately share their experiences driving through these modern improvements once they are completed. For now, you can already appreciate the new perspective of the sculpture of "El Caballito" by General Raúl Madero González, located at the base built on the median strip. Thanks to this, after being removed several times, it now regains prominence. Instead of seeing it to the side, you can now see it right in front of you. Another change is that instead of taking the left side toward Saltillo 400, you won't be bored finding new alternatives that avoid the monotony of driving through the same place, so much so that you'll be able to take a detour down Diagonal Reforma to 38th Street. We'll see and tell you in due time.

Our effective sub-agents infiltrated in the city's most expensive building report that the issue of the cleaning concession has many questions among the representatives of the State Congress, especially regarding the number of years for which the service will be re-concessioned. While in Acuña they are going for 15 years, in Torreón it will be for 25, that is, only the next 8 municipal administrations. PASA's contract for those 25 years will cost approximately 100 billion pesos plus upgrades and will be supported—curiously—by a company whose activity we don't know, but which will receive no less than a juicy 10 percent. Jesus! said those best informed. The suspicious-minded believe that this company will be in charge of receiving periodic, non-auditable support so that both municipal directors and councilors don't "obstruct" the re-concession of this important and necessary service for Torreón. In short, everything indicates that more than one person in the Legislative Branch and the Torreón City Council will have a fruitful December, and they say the least of their concerns is garbage separation in homes, a clean city, and even less so thinking about a new landfill. No one denies, they say, that the PASA company has all the credentials to provide the service at a secondary level, as it is even listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. The most intriguing assure us that the 100 million pesos (equivalent to 10 percent) will be distributed as bonuses for the famous approval for a quarter of a century—phew, and just for showing off.

And the surprise "audit" conducted by Torreón's municipal treasurer, Javier Lechuga, on October 15th, aimed at identifying representatives of the Municipal Air Force (the kind who only land to collect money), was of no use. In the most old-fashioned way, the decision was made to issue payment by check and deliver it to the workers in person, a sort of roll call to see if they were still alive. The envious sub-agents say the measure was taken haphazardly, but among these random ones were departments such as the City Hall Secretariat, Administrative Services, the Treasury itself, Social Communications, and the Municipal Justice Center. Several of the directors even went so far as to summon their top pilots from the graves to "cynically" collect the check while they engaged in desperate, persuasive conversations with the city hall secretary, Eduardo Olmos, to "allow them their pilots." Those who were seen very nervous were David Ortiz, known as "Chacho," and Pablo Fernández from the Inspection and Verification Department. We're told that all of this was on the orders of the well-respected mayor of Torreón, Román Alberto Cepeda, who is very serious about the intense coordination with the "Echado Pá Delante" government after several accusations were made by the State Audit Office. The inspections will continue in other departments, so don't stop worrying.

Long faces were seen on Wednesday at the Torreón Convention Center after the private meeting of the State Government chaired by Óscar Pimentel, Secretary of Government of Coahuila, with the main leaders in Torreón who were engaged in a bickering over the Secretariat of Regional Development of La Laguna, where they ultimately appointed Hugo Dávila as head of the Office of this Secretariat. The Machiavellian sub-agents say that this fulfills several strategic objectives; one of them being to calm the tempers of some state officials who were shocked by the news: Fernando Simón Gutiérrez, Xavier Herrera, David Flores Lavenant, Flor Rentería, Rodrigo González, Mario Cepeda Villarreal, Jesús García Sotomayor, and even Professor Carlos Centeno. The recommendation was to avoid duplicating administrative functions, and another objective was to remove Hugo Dávila from the running for the next term in 2026, perhaps so he could focus more on the role in 2027.