Tamaulipas
State of Mexico
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| 2023 | Increase in same-sex marriages in Tamaulipas, with 109 same-sex marriages performed (44 female couples, 15 male couples). |
| November 22 2022 | First same-sex marriage performed under new legislation in Tampico between Carlos Rojas Hernández and Alejandro Tenorio del Angel. |
| November 19 2022 | Same-sex marriage became legally recognized in Tamaulipas, making it the second-to-last Mexican state to legalize same-sex marriage. |
| November 18 2022 | Same-sex marriage bill was published in the official state journal after Governor Américo Villarreal Anaya's signature. |
| November 18 2022 | The same-sex marriage bill was published in the official state journal, setting the stage for its implementation. |
| October 26 2022 | Tamaulipas Congress approved same-sex marriage bill by 23 votes to 12 with one abstention. |
| October 19 2022 | Congress committee passed a same-sex marriage bill with a 14-1 vote. |
| 2018 | A survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography revealed that 44% of the Tamaulipas public opposed same-sex marriage, indicating a divided public opinion on the issue. |
| November 16 2018 | Supreme Court declared the same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional and ordered Congress to modify the Civil Code within 180 business days. |
| February 2018 | First same-sex marriage performed in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas. |
| December 2017 | First same-sex marriage performed in Altamira, Tamaulipas. |
| February 22 2017 | Supreme Court ruled the definition of marriage in the Tamaulipas Civil Code unconstitutional, granting plaintiffs the right to marry. |
| May 23 2016 | A legal remedy was granted to two women seeking the right to marry. |
| June 12 2015 | Mexican Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional nationwide. |
| March 26 2015 | 68 additional people were granted a collective legal remedy approving same-sex marriage in Tampico. |
| 2014 | Violence-related losses for companies in Tamaulipas were estimated at an average of 95,000 pesos per year, significantly above the national average of 12,800 pesos per company. |
| October 1 2014 | Federal judges in Nuevo Laredo and Tampico granted the 57 plaintiffs the right to marry. |
| June 26 2014 | 57 people filed a legal challenge against the same-sex marriage ban in Tamaulipas. |
| 2013 | Tamaulipas recorded 880 homicides, with a rate of 25 per 100,000 inhabitants, ranking 9th in homicides nationally. The state also reached first place nationally in kidnappings with 275 known cases. |
| November 2010 | Mexican army, Federal Police, and Navy launched a joint operation in northern Tamaulipas, enabling hundreds of families to return to their homes after months of exile, particularly in Mier, where around 4,000 people returned. |
| February 2010 | An armed conflict erupted between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, causing border cities in 'La Frontera Chica' (including Miguel Alemán, Mier, Camargo, and Nueva Ciudad Guerrero) to become 'ghost towns'. |
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