Official: US Woman Shot Dead In Mexico Nov 24, 2009
MEXICO CITY -- A U.S. consular official says an American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros ... The newspaper El Bravo reported that Marin was hit by a stray bullet at a friend's home in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas. (Click2Houston, TX)
US Woman Killed By Gunshot In Mexican Border City Nov 24, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - A U.S. consular official said Monday that an American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros ... The newspaper El Bravo reported that Marin was hit by a stray bullet at a friend's home in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas ... El Bravo reported that relatives and friends of the dead woman - who was reportedly living in Matamoros - gathered outside a funeral home Sunday with banners demanding... (CBS News -- World)
* Mexicos Zetas: Lords of a brutal narco-state Nov 17, 2009
A glimpse of the road leading to the ranch where Osiel Cardenas Guillen was born and raised near Matamoros X a few ramshackle buses and a corrugated-iron shack selling beer on the corner X demonstrates the cartels humble origins, without the political connections enjoyed by others, and defining what has become its insurgent nature, which is shared only by La Familia ... At an international cultural festival in Matamoros, where most fear to tread, an Irish dancing troupe called Rhythm of the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tire maker won't appeal big verdict in Texas case Sep 12, 2009
A Willacy County jury found that a defective Goodrich tire made by the company caused the New Year's Eve 2006 crash outside Matamoros, Mexico. Michelin spokesman Lynn Mann said in a statement Friday that the company expresses sympathy to the families who suffered loss and has great respect for the court system. (KSLA.com, LA)
UT Brownsville Campus Closed By Cross-Border Gunfire Sep 6, 2009
Brownsville is across from Matamoros, Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Supervisor Eddie Perez says there were no plans to close any of the international bridges between Brownsville and Matamoros. (KWTX.com, TX)
Axtel Announces an Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents for Any and All of its Outstanding 11% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2013 Sep 3, 2009
Victoria, Reynosa, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Merida, Morelia, Pachuca, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Xalapa, Durango, Villahermosa, Acapulco, Mexicali, Cancun, Zacatecas, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Culiacan, Mazatlan, Coatzacoalcos and Minatitlan. These 39 cities represent more than 47% of the total population of Mexico according to Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica, INEGI. The Company estimates that Axtel lines represent approximately 9. (PR Newswire)
Core Molding slips to 2Q loss Aug 14, 2009
The loss, which follows a more than $1 million loss in the first quarter, includes $768,000 in costs associated with a factory in Matamoros, Mexico, that went online in June ... Core Molding (AMEX:CMT) produces sheet molding composites and molds fiberglass-reinforced plastics for trucks, automobiles and personal watercraft at plants in Columbus, Batavia, Gaffney, S.C., and Matamoros, Mexico. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Daybreak - DRUG WAR Corruption on rise among border agents Aug 12, 2009
The county includes Brownsville, Texas, directly across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Mexico. In no time, Cantu rose from constable to sheriff, a job he later acknowledged he was unqualified to hold. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
U.S. will stay on guard against Mexican drug violence Jul 17, 2009
Among other things, Mexico has installed sophisticated license plate reader devices to check all incoming traffic at some border ports adjacent to Texas, and they should be in place from Matamoros to Tijuana by the end of the year, he said. Font Size. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
See the country with a new edition of 'Road Trip USA' Jun 22, 2009
The "road to nowhere," US-83 north to south across the heartland of the Plains states, between North Dakota and Matamoros, Mexico, through South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, past sites ranging from Sitting Bull Memorial to the Alamo. The Great River Road, following the Mississippi from its headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. (USA Today -- Travel)
Mexico nabs top cartel suspect; 21 police detained Jun 3, 2009
Oliver said the suspect, also known as Sergio Raul Arteaga, coordinated drug trafficking in the northern cities of Matamoros and Valle Hermoso for the Cardenas Guillen organization, a branch of the Gulf cartel. He also allegedly helped procure a cache of 540 rifles, 165 grenades, 500,000 rounds of ammunition and 14 sticks of TNT seized from a house in Reynosa in November, Mexico's biggest weapons seizure. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Obama Flu? May 6, 2009
He was flown out of Mexico City to Matamoros, crossed over with his parents into Texas, was taken to a hospital in Brownsville, terribly sick, then transferred to a Houston hospital. There he died. (Human Events Online)
What you need to know about the new swine flu May 3, 2009
In this photo taken Thursday April 30, 2009 relatives and friends take part in a funeral ceremony for Juana Toribio, 39, who died last April 28 in Mexico City's Institute of Respiratory Illnesses, at her home town in Santa Maria Matamoros, Oaxaca state, Mexico. According to her death certificate she died from atypical pneumonia but Mexican health authorities told the Associated Press they believe she died of complications from the swine flu virus. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Swine flu closes in on Collin County May 1, 2009
According to state and local health officials, the boy flew to Matamoros, Mexico from Mexico City with his family on April 4. The boy then traveled across the Mexico-U.S. border to visit relatives in Brownsville. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
* Mexican police arrest one of nations most-wanted May 1, 2009
With Sauceda Gamboas arrest at a home in the border city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, authorities have arrested five of the 37 whose names appeared on the lists. Sauceda Gamboa, 44, was a former investigative police officer who played a founding role in the Gulf cartel starting in 1996, federal police said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Swine Flu Victim Visited Houston Mall May 1, 2009
The boy's family flew from Mexico City into Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville on the evening of April 3. They spent that night and the night of April 4 at a Brownsville hotel. (Click2Houston, TX)
Mexico arrests 'drug gang boss' May 1, 2009
Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa was arrested in a raid on a house in the city of Matamoros, near the US border. He is accused of being one of the kingpins of the notorious Los Zetas drugs gang, the armed wing of the Mexican Gulf Cartel. (BBC News -- Americas)
Swine Flu Outbreak One Step Closer to Full Pandemic Apr 30, 2009
The child lived in Matamoros, on the Mexican border with Texas, an official said. Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Houston Health and Human Services Department, said Wednesday that the child had traveled with family from Mexico to Brownsville in south Texas. (Fox News)
Mexican boy visiting Texas 1st US swine flu death Apr 30, 2009
The boy, who was nearly 2 years old, arrived in the border city of Brownsville with underlying health issues on April 4 and developed flu symptoms four days later, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. He was taken to a Brownsville hospital April 13 and transferred to the following day to a hospital in Houston, where he died Monday night. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Mexico nabs a most-wanted drug trafficker Apr 30, 2009
Federal police say Sauceda Gamboa was detained in the border city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Sauceda Gamboa appears on a list of 24 alleged drug traffickers published by prosecutors in March. (MSNBC -- International)
Texas Declares Swine Flu Emergency Apr 30, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services said the toddler lived in Mexico City and flew on April 4 with his family to Matamoros, Mexico and then they drove over the border to visit relatives in Brownsville. The head of the Texas health department, David Lakey, told reporters that it was "highly likely" that the child was infected in Mexico before coming into Texas. (Newsmax)
Gov. Perry announces disaster declaration to fight swine flu Apr 30, 2009
The boy, who was nearly 2 years old, had traveled from Mexico City to Matamoros, Mexico, then to Brownsville, Texas, with family to visit relatives. He arrived with "underlying health issues" April 4 and developed flu symptoms four days later, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mexico Nabs Drug Gang Leader on Most-Wanted List Apr 30, 2009
With Sauceda Gamboa's arrest Wednesday at a home in the border city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, authorities have arrested five of the 37 whose names appeared on the lists. Sauceda Gamboa, 44, was a former investigative police officer who played a founding role in the Gulf cartel starting in 1996, federal police said. (Fox News)
Mexican toddler visiting Texas is first U.S. swine flu death Apr 30, 2009
State health officials said the boy would not have been infectious when he flew from Mexico City to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville. None of his close contacts have developed symptoms. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Child Dies From Swine Flu In Houston Apr 30, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services said the child had underlying health problems when he arrived in Brownsville, Texas, on April 4 from Mexico City via Matamoros, Mexico ... The boy would not have been infectious when he flew from Mexico City to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, according to state health officials. (Click2Houston, TX)
Former MSU Football Players Bike To Mexico Apr 28, 2009
Joe DeLamielleure, John Shinsky and Eljay Bowron hope to fundraise $500,000 to help complete The City of the Children orphanage in Matamoros, Mexico ... The group will end its trip at the site of Ciudad De Los Ni;os De Matamoros, or City of the Children, an orphanage in Matamoros, Mexico, founded by Shinsky and his wife, Cindy ... Shinsky, who himself was an orphan at Parmadale Orphanage in Parma, Ohio, will fulfill his longtime commitment of helping other orphans when he opens the doors to the... (Msuspartans.com)
3 ex-MSU players biking to Mexico to aid orphans Apr 20, 2009
Three former Michigan State University football players are taking part in a 2,000-mile bike ride from the East Lansing campus to Matamoros, Mexico, to help raise $500,000 needed to finish construction of an orphanage in the border city. Ex-defensive tackle John Shinsky and wife Cindy are working to open an orphanage in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas ... The route takes the riders through Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and... (KHOU.com, TX)
Core Molding 4Q profit jumps to close year Apr 3, 2009
Core Molding produces sheet molding composites and molds fiberglass-reinforced plastics for trucks, automobiles and personal watercraft at plants in Columbus, Batavia, Gaffney, S.C., and Matamoros, Mexico. Reader Comments. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Behind the headlines: How safe is Mexico? Apr 3, 2009
to its citizens reports the drug violence "including the cities of Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana, Cuidad Ju;rez, Nogales, Reynosa, Matamoros, and most recently, in Mexico City" and identifies the states of Michoac;n, Sinaloa, Sonora and Guerrero as additional hot spots. Mexico ranks at the third of five caution levels. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
US targets gun flows into Mexico in bid to stem drug violence Apr 3, 2009
The talks come as Mexico, which has little control over the people and products flowing into its territory, launched a pilot program in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to inspect vehicles, including weighing them for anomalies and reading license plate to share intelligence with other agencies. According to Mexican Customs, the program will be extended to other points of entry along the northern border, as well as the southern border, which is also a point of entry for many illegal weapons from Central... (Christian Science Monitor)
US, Mexico Team Up Against Cartels Apr 3, 2009
The first such vehicle checks are already being carried out in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Medina-Mora also said there had about 1,600 drug-related killings in Mexico in the first quarter of 2009, about 25 percent less than the last quarter of 2008. (Click2Houston, TX)
Kids in Mexico learning English in elementary school Apr 2, 2009
MATAMOROS, Mexico -- While some continue the fight to make English the official language of the U.S., the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas is working to become fully bilingual. 11 News. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mexico ups border inspections to stop gunrunning Apr 2, 2009
It was introduced last week at Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, and should be added along Mexico's border with Guatemala by year's end. Such a systematic effort would be a big improvement: Inspections are now mostly determined by lights that randomly flash red or green. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mexico cracks down on smuggled guns Apr 2, 2009
It was introduced last week at Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, and should be added along Mexico's border with Guatemala by year's end. Seeing redSuch a systematic effort would be a big improvement: Inspections are now mostly determined by lights that randomly flash red or green. (MSNBC -- International)
2 Mexican Drug Cartel Members Plead Guilty Apr 1, 2009
Federal prosecutor Toni Trevino said de la Cruz Reyna was among a group of armed drug traffickers who in 1999 cornered Drug Enforcement Administration agent Joe Dubois and FBI agent Daniel Fuentes in their car in the border city of Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. Both agents, who were assigned to the U.S. consulate in Monterrey, were in Matamoros to talk with an informant when they were cornered by the traffickers, including Osiel Cardenas-Guillen, the then head of the Gulf... (Click2Houston, TX)
Mexico, U.S. swap murder suspects Mar 30, 2009
Officers from the Federal Investigations Agency delivered Sliguero to U.S. authorities at the airport of Matamoros in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders the United States. In the meantime, the United States extradited Felipe Espinosa Espinosa, accused of murder and detained in California, to Mexican authorities. (Xinhuanet, China)
American Eagle Airlines to Launch Nonstop Jet Service Between Brownsville, Texas, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Mar 24, 2009
"The airport is located just minutes from Matamoros, Mexico, as well as beautiful South Padre Island. We are pleased to be serving this key Texas and Mexico market, allowing customers to connect through DFW to numerous other destinations throughout AA's network, including Chicago, Atlanta and Detroit.". "We welcome American Eagle service to the historic Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport and encourage everyone to 'Fly Brownsville,' " said Larry Brown, Director of Aviation for... (PR Newswire)
A new drive for cross-border business Mar 21, 2009
said it s a reverberation of the drug wars raging among the Gulf cartel of Matamoros; the Beltran-Leyva and Juarez cartels; and the Sinaloa drug kingpins, who continue to fight for smuggling rights after the Arellano-Felix cartel of Tijuana was largely deactivated by the Mexican and U.S. governments. Pages: 1. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
* Argentinas Lanus fall to shock home defeat Mar 19, 2009
Cuenca refused to ease up in the second half and Teixeira scored his second when Sanhouse made a mess of a routine long shot from Holguer Matamoros. The Tachira keeper could only push the ball out and the Brazilian accepted the gift to tap home. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Students warned about spring break in Mexico Mar 14, 2009
The warning specifically mentions the areas of Mexico that students heading to South Padre Island might visit which include Matamoros, Nuevo Progresso and Reynosa, all towns that are known for their many bars, among other things but doesn t advise spring breakers to necessarily stay away from them. Instead they advise that while it is unlikely that American visitors would get caught up in this violence, travelers should exercise common-sense precautions such as visiting only the well-traveled... (Brenham Banner, TX)
In Mexico's drug wars, fears of a U.S. front Mar 10, 2009
One is loyal to the Gulf cartel, which is based in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. Another answers to the Sinaloa cartel, which originated in the state of the same name on Mexicos Pacific coast. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Drug violence in Mexico reminds some of murdered U.T. student from 20 years ago Mar 8, 2009
When the news broke that Mark Kilroy's remains had been found and that he been a victim of a horrible murder and human sacrifice, it just sent a shudder through my body as a father, he said, remembering how he was called to the crime scene: a remote ranch in Matamoros ... Spring Breakers still come across the bridge to Matamoros to enjoy the bars in Mexico. (KHOU.com, TX)
Rethinking spring break in Mexico Mar 5, 2009
They have wisely advised to avoid Tijuana, Juarez, Matamoros, & other border towns. even including Rosarita Beach, tho we have friends who just returned from there, but they were a middle-aged couple, not college kids on break. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
College students warned not to go to Mexico for spring break Mar 4, 2009
MATAMOROS, Mexico Every year, Mexico is a top destination for college students on spring break. Video Students warned not to go to Mexico for spring break March 2, 2009. (KHOU.com, TX)
The undeclared war Mar 2, 2009
"The protesters have temporarily blocked border crossings in Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Ciudad Jurez and shut down parts of Monterrey, a major industrial hub in the northeast," reported the New York Times. Some Americans' penchant for using illegal drugs -- called a victimless crime by supporters -- is directly responsible for chaos and mass deaths on the border. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Turnpike slayings evidence called weak Feb 27, 2009
Cohen and Troya s attorney, Ruben Garcia, continued offering jurors the alternative Matamoros theory of the crimes just as Varela s attorney, Robert Gershman, did in closing statements Wednesday, saying that a debt Escobedo owed to the Mexican cartel might have led them to kill him, his wife Yessica and their 4- and 3-year-old sons, Luis Julian and Luis Damian. Cohen conceded that Sanchez was on the highway at the time of the deaths but did not participate in the killings. (The Palm Beach Post)
Drug Cartels Exporting Bloody Mayhem to U.S. Feb 27, 2009
The department warns of the increased violence along the border and advises revelers in Matamoros and Nuevo Progresso, popular destinations for spring breakers on South Padre Island, Texas, to "exercise common-sense precautions such as visiting only the well-traveled business and tourism areas of border towns during daylight and early-evening hours.". . (Newsmax)
State Dept. Issues Alert On Mexico Travel Feb 27, 2009
"Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Nogales are among the cities which have recently experienced public shootouts during daylight hours in shopping centers and other public venues. Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, and Tijuana. The situation in Ciudad Juarez is of special concern." (). Mexico has deployed about 40,000 troops in its war on the drug cartels since December 2006, and insists that the tactic has... (Click2Houston, TX)
Cartel operation leads to indictments in Arizona Feb 26, 2009
He was being held at a federal prison in Matamoros, just over the border from Brownsville, Texas. Mexican agents handed him to U.S. authorities to face charges in Arizona and Colorado, the attorney general's office said in a written statement. (AZCentral -- News)
Mexican drug gangs wage war Feb 23, 2009
The report identified crime hot spots including Ciudad Jurez; Tijuana, across the border from San Diego; Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas; and Nogales, across the border from Nogales, Ariz. The Associated Press. (USA Today -- News)
U.S. Says Mexico Drug-Related Violence Poses a Growing Threat to Tourists Feb 22, 2009
Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, and Tijuana. . (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Bitter Battle Closes Brownsville Border Bridge Feb 20, 2009
BROWNSVILLE (February 19, 2009)--A gun battle across the border Thursday forced the temporary closure of the bridge connecting Brownsville with Matamoros, Mexico ... Lucio said a gunfight ensued while Mexican police were investigating warehouses in Matamoros. (KWTX.com, TX)
Drug Violence Spills Over The Border Feb 10, 2009
AP reports the Gulf Cartel, based in Matamoros, just south of the Texas border, is one of the most ruthless of the Mexican drug organizations. In the past year, more than 5,000 people have been killed across Mexico in a power struggle among Mexico's drug cartels and ferocious fighting with the Mexican government. (KWTX.com, TX)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
