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Texas authorities are advising residents to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break „due to the ongoing violence throughout that country.“
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an advisory warning against travel to the country for spring break „and beyond.“
„Drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a significant safety threat to anyone who crosses into Mexico right now,“ Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said in a statement on Friday. „We have a duty to inform the public about safety, travel risks and threats. Based on the volatile nature of cartel activity and the violence we are seeing there; we are urging individuals to avoid travel to Mexico at this time.“
The warning was issued a week after four Americans were kidnapped shortly after crossing the border into Matamoros, Mexico, which is in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas just south of Brownsville, Texas.
