Mexican consulate

Mexican consulate celebrates opening in Oklahoma City

Nyk Daniels

State and national officials celebrated the opening of the Mexican consulate in Oklahoma City with a grand inauguration ceremony Saturday.

Oklahoma City Consul Edurne Pineda, right, and Little Rock Consul Carlos Giralt-Cabrales, left, explain procedures to attendees of a mobile consulate Dec. 19, 2022 at the Allegiance Credit Union in Oklahoma City.

Politics and Government

Mexican consulate in Oklahoma City expected to be taking appointments as soon as May

Oklahoma Watch

Mexican Oklahomans will soon be able to open bank accounts and purchase homes and vehicles without being forced to leave the state to update or secure vital documentation.

FILE - In this Friday, May 7, 2021 file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a ceremony, in Oklahoma City. Republican leaders in Oklahoma are expressing outrage after learning the State Department of Health issued a birth certificate this year with a nonbinary designation after they reached a settlement in which they agreed to add nonbinary as an option. Stitt condemned the settlement on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 and GOP legislative leaders said the agency wasn't authorized to enter into the agreement.

Politics and Government

Mexican consulate to open in Oklahoma City this spring

Hannah France

Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday a Mexican consulate is scheduled to open in Oklahoma next year.