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Tamaulipas

American  
[tah-mou-lee-pahs] / ˌtɑ maʊˈli pɑs /

noun

  1. a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). Ciudad Victoria.


Tamaulipas British  
/ tamauˈlipas /

noun

  1. a state of NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Capital: Ciudad Victoria. Pop: 2 747 114 (2000). Area: 79 829 sq km (30 822 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Alfonso Durazo, the governor of Sonora, and Américo Villarreal Anaya, the governor of Tamaulipas, have both been stripped of their U.S. visas amid criminal probes, according to people familiar with the cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

One was former Amnesty International and UN researcher Madeleine Penman, who investigated disappearances in Tamaulipas between 2015 and 2019.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Roadblocks were also reported in the Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta and the Gulf state of Tamaulipas on the border with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The governor of Tamaulipas said authorities were also looking into the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

The vegetation of the Tamaulipan Biotic Province is in general Mesquite-grassland but in the Sierra San Carlos and Sierra de Tamaulipas other types of vegetation are found.

From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul

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