Tamaulipas

American

[tah-mou-lee-pahs] / ˌtɑ maʊˈli pɑs /

noun

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

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)

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“What comes next will not resemble a clean succession,” Ghaleb Krame Hilal, a former security advisor in the state of Tamaulipas, wrote in the online magazine Small Wars Journal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The US has warned its citizens to shelter in place in five states: Jalisco, Tamaulipas, areas of Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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

Tamaulipas — bordering Texas and the Gulf of Mexico — is widely considered among the most dangerous states in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Two subspecies of Lasiurus borealis have been reported from Tamaulipas.

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

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