++ Hurricane Dolly made landfall in the coast of Tamaulipas … The storm brought heavy rains and winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour… No victims have been reported… A red alert remains in effect in Tamaulipas and Nuevo León.
++ PRI senators presented their party’s energy reform proposal… The PRI proposal allows for exploration and drilling contracts with the private sector.
++ Meanwhile, PRD deputies coordinator, Javier González Garza, spoke out against private sector participation in exploration… He also criticized the PRI proposal because it failed to broach the subject of Pemex’s union.
++ The head of the collective ruling board at the Chamber of Deputies, PRD politician Ruth Zavaleta, acknowledged that the citizen’s consultation on energy set for Sunday is biased because it only includes two questions.
++ Bank of Mexico governor Guillermo Ortiz said that government subsidies to gasoline will be gradually removed.
++ Unionized miners filed a criminal lawsuit against Labor Secretary Javier Lozano for abuse of office… He could be dismissed from public service and could face a prison term of up to five years.
++ Lisette Clavel, leader of the Union of Flight Attendants, accused the Labor Secretariat of constant attacks against unions, leading to a tense relationship with the government.
++ As he enacted the Law to Foster Reading and Books, president Felipe Calderón said lack of interest in reading in Mexico will not be solved by degree.
++ Yet another banner appeared with threats against officials allegedly by narcotics traffickers… This banner threatens Chihuahua governor José Reyes Baeza.
++ Gustavo Rosario Torres resigned from his job as Attorney General of Tabasco… His resignation follows an increase in kidnappings in the state in recent weeks.
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