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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Texas and Louisiana have sued to block federal fishery officials from regulating the length of the red snapper recreational fishing season in federal waters off their coasts.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio says 34 violators were picked up following a sweep that began on Tuesday. News briefing to be held at 3pm today.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Two gunwomen are among the dead in a gun battle that claimed five lives south of the border in Reynosa.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A night of terror ended with an elderly woman, a child and two adults killed in the crossfire in a series of deadly shootouts in Nuevo Laredo.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Authorities are on a alert following a jail break south of the border in Miguel Aleman, a city just across the border from Roma.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Authorities are investigating a grenade attack that left a police vehicle and property damaged south of the border in Ciudad Victoria.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  The Texas Attorney General's Office and the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office have teamed up to crack down on dead-beat parents.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Authorities in Hidalgo County are spending the day rounding up parents who have not paid their child support.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Authorities are confirming that four out of 132 escaped inmates from a prison in Piedras Negras are dead while another nine have been captured.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Several prisoners who escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras are back in custody after being arrested in Nuevo Laredo.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Authorities are investigating the murders of three Tamaulipas State Police officials are their bodies were found inside a car in Nuevo Laredo.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Authorities say 132 inmates have escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras, sparking a search by federal police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  A judge has ordered the arrest of a former Mexican border state governor for allegedly fomenting drug trafficking.

Friday, August 24, 2012  Four people are behind bars after being accused of kidnapping and murdering a university official south of the border in Ciudad Victoria.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  A suspected gunman is dead following a shootout with Mexican soldiers south of the border in Matamoros.