Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds
- 💧 Lemus announces “historic agreement” on Guadalajara water: Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus said the federal and state governments will invest 25 billion pesos (US $1.33 billion) in water infrastructure for the Guadalajara metropolitan area. The plan includes the construction of two new aqueducts: one from Lake Chapala (42 kilometers) to Guadalajara and one from the Calderón Reservoir to the San Gaspar treatment plant (31 kilometers). The federal government will contribute 14.5 billion pesos and Jalisco 10.2 billion pesos, with no new debt, privatization or water rate increases. Lemus said work “could” start next year and that the aqueducts should be finished by the end of 2028.
- 🇲🇽🇺🇸 Sheinbaum says Mexico-U.S. trade talks have made “a lot” of progress: The president said Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard spoke this week with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about whether a bilateral deal is “possible” before next Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections. She conceded there are still unresolved issues, saying Mexico wants a “significant reduction” of U.S. Section 232 tariffs on vehicles, steel and aluminum.
- 🇪🇸 Sheinbaum expresses solidarity with Spain after deadly train crash: Asked about the high-speed train collision near Toledo, which killed at least 68 people and injured more than 50, Sheinbaum said Mexico stands ready to help. She said she would ask Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Velasco whether any Mexicans were affected.
Why today’s mañanera matters
The centerpiece of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Wednesday morning press conference was the announcement of a plan to address the long-running problem of water contamination in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus said that the federal and state governments will contribute funds to the plan, which includes the construction of two new aqueducts.
Today’s announcement comes after thousands of Guadalajara residents demanded clean tap water at large protest marches earlier this month.
Also of note at today’s mañanera were Sheinbaum’s remarks about Mexico’s trade negotiations with the United States and her expression of solidarity with the people of Spain, where a train accident killed at least 68 people on Wednesday.
Jalisco governor announces ‘historic agreement’ to address water problems in Guadalajara
Lemus declared that it was “a historic day” for the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco and “all of Mexico” given that the Jalisco and federal governments had reached “a historic agreement” to together invest 25 billion pesos (US $1.33 billion) in “the infrastructure necessary to supply quality water to families in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.”
“The historic legacy that the federal government and the Jalisco government will leave will be to have solved the water problem for the next generations,” he said.
#Mañanera Lemus informó que Jalisco construirá una nueva red de colectores para evitar que el agua que viene de Chapala se contamine en la presa Las Pintas.
Además, detectaron 150 descargas irregulares en el canal, que están siendo clausuradas, y sus responsables serán sancionados.
📹 Gobierno federal
https://t.co/uhCGj87YOO— REFORMA (@Reforma) October 28, 2026
As a result of the agreement, the federal government will build new aqueducts “for the people of Jalisco,” Lemus said.
He noted that the aqueducts will run between Lake Chapala and Guadalajara, and between the Calderón Reservoir and the San Gaspar water treatment plant, located in the metropolitan area of the state capital.
Lemus said that work on the new aqueducts “could” start next year. He said that the aqueducts are expected to be finished at the end of 2028.
Lemus told reporters that Guadalajara receives 60% of its water supply from Lake Chapala and a “significant part” of that water reaches the state capital via “an open canal built 70 years ago.”
That canal, he said, is “exposed to discharges of wastewater.”
“With the new aqueduct we will take less water from Chapala … and we’ll be able to use 100% of that water without it being contaminated in the journey [to Guadalajara] and without waste due to leaks or evaporation,” Lemus said.
The governor noted that the federal government will contribute 14.5 billion pesos to the 25-billion-peso water infrastructure plan — which includes various projects to complement the new aqueducts — while the Jalisco government will provide 10.2 billion pesos.
He said the investment will ensure that all residents of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara have clean water in the near future.
Lemus said that the state and federal money will be made available through “budget adjustments.”
“There will be no debt, … there will be no privatization and a very important thing is that there won’t be increases to water rates for the metropolitan area of Guadalajara,” he said.
According to information presented by National Water Commission chief Efraín Morales, the federal government will invest 9.3 billion pesos in the 42-kilometer-long aqueduct between Chapala and Guadalajara and 5.2 billion pesos in the 31-kilometer-long Calderón-San Gaspar aqueduct.
Could Mexico and the US reach a trade deal before the US midterms?
Sheinbaum told reporters that Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard spoke to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about trade issues earlier this week. She said the officials looked at whether it was “possible” to reach a bilateral agreement before the U.S. midterm elections next Tuesday.
Sheinbaum said that a lot of progress has been made in Mexico’s trade talks with the U.S., but conceded that “there are still issues on which we haven’t yet reached an agreement.”
“We want a significant reduction of the [United States’ Section] 232 tariffs on vehicles, steel and aluminum,” she said.
“… We haven’t yet reached [an agreement on] what we consider important for Mexico, but there is very good dialogue, very good progress and a very good atmosphere in the communication,” Sheinbaum said.
Mexico and the United States have been seeking to resolve a range of trade-related issues following the U.S. government’s decision in July not to renew the USMCA free trade pact for an additional 16 years.
Both Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that Mexico and the U.S. were “very close” to reaching a deal.
Sheinbaum expresses ‘solidarity’ with the people of Spain after rail disaster near Toledo
A reporter asked the president about the deadly train crash near the central Spanish city of Toledo.
Sheinbaum expressed “solidarity” with the people of Spain and said that Mexico stood ready to help.
Video shows the immediate aftermath of a deadly high-speed train collision in central Spain on Wednesday that killed at least 64 people and injured 80 others, authorities said.
The crash occurred in the province of Toledo when a high-speed train slammed into the back of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars. Both trains were traveling from Madrid to Seville, carrying a combined 544 passengers. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 28, 2026
As of 12 p.m. Mexico City time on Wednesday, 68 people were confirmed to have been killed in the accident, while more than 50 people were reported injured. The crash occurred when a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped on the tracks.
Sheinbaum said she heard about the crash just before she began her Wednesday morning press conference. She said she would ask Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Velasco whether any Mexicans were affected.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences to the people and government of Spain in a social media post, but didn’t say whether any Mexicans had been killed or injured in the crash.
By Mexico News Daily chief staff writer Peter Davies (peter.davies@mexiconewsdaily.com)
