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Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Some nine gunmen are behind bars after being arrested by Mexican troops south of the border in Ciudad Mier.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Some seven gunmen are dead and another 12 are behind bars following a series of gun battles with troops across Tamaulipas on Sunday and Monday.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Father of missing son, Carl Jonathan Wieland, has already made contact with two police departments to report Carl missing.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  A Lockhart, Texas man was last heard from while in Mexico, according to his sister.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The Mexican army has launched a public works campaign in a Tamaulipas border city where hundreds of residents once had to flee drug trafficking violence.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  More than 10 tons of marijuana is off the streets following raids along several drugs busts in an area known as the 'Frontera Chica' or 'Little Border.'

Saturday, December 24, 2011  Weapons and more than two tons of marijuana are off the streets following a series of operations south of the border from Starr County.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Mexican President Felipe Calderon said crime had gone down significantly across the border from Starr County during his visit to Ciudad Mier on Thursday. Calderon commissioned the new headquarters for the 105th Army Battalion, a group of 600 soldiers based out of Ciudad Mier, located across the border from Roma.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  Mexican President Felipe Calderon is expected to speak Thursday afternoon at a military base located just across the border from the western edge of Starr County.

Friday, November 11, 2011  The Mexican Army, in conjunction with the Mexico's Attorney General's Office, incinerated more than 36 tons of marijuana in Reynosa on Thursday.

Monday, October 24, 2011  More than 600 Mexican troops have arrived to patrol a troubled area of the border across the Rio Grande from Starr County.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Four kidnapped telephone company workers are safe and back with their families after being rescued by Mexican marines south of the border.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  Mexican authorities are confirming that two gunmen were killed during a Tuesday morning shootout with soldiers in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Mexico's census reveals mixed numbers for Tamaulipas border where the population grew for Reynosa and Matamoros but shrank in war-torn towns such as Ciudad Mier.

Monday, January 31, 2011  At least six gunmen are dead in a series of armed clashes in Valle Hermoso and other Mexican border cities over the weekend.