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Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Four people are facing criminal charges after soldiers rescued 22 people being held against their will in south of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Victoria.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Mexico's new President Enrique Peña-Nieto says the army and navy will continue to fight drug cartels in Mexico while a new security strategy is determined and the troops can return to their bases.

Saturday, November 03, 2012  At least nine people are dead following a shoot out in Reynosa Saturday morning.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Three inmates are dead and six are wounded following a prison brawl south of the border in Reynosa.

Monday, March 26, 2012  The landscape along the Rio Grande has changed. All the while, Lt. Aguierre and his fellow officers watched in the distance. They kept a close eye on the violence and made sure the resident they are sworn to protect were kept out of harm’s way.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  One man is dead and another is wounded after the Mexican military allegedly shot them while they were fleeing into the United States.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  American officials were put on alert in Starr County after reports of gunmen involved in a gun battle on the Mexican side of the border fleeing into the United States.

Saturday, October 08, 2011  Starr County sheriff's deputies are patrolling the Roma-Ciudad Miguel Aleman International Bridge after a gun battle broke out across the border.

Monday, August 08, 2011  U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the helicopter landed Saturday afternoon at Laredo International Airport after the pilot mistook the airport for a landing strip in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  A shootout between armed men and soldiers has erupted south of the border in Matamoros where Catholic leaders had called for a 'Day of Prayer for Peace.'

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  A group of 33 Mexican soldiers is back home after crossing the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge in four military Hummers.

Friday, July 22, 2011  A group of game wardens patrolling the waters of Falcon Lake got a surprise from a Mexican military helicopter earlier this week.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  A group of illegal immigrants fleeing a Mexican military sweep caused a mass mobilization of law enforcement officials west of Roma on Tuesday morning.

Friday, June 24, 2011  The Mexican military has taken over police department in 22 cities across Tamaulipas.