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REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – The non-stop cartel violence in this border city has led to death squads scouring the area looking for their targets. Their victims will likely face a slow and torturous death or if they are lucky a quick execution in front of their families.

While in other parts of the world groups of cartel members kidnapping and executing individuals would be a major story, on the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros the practice of the “levanton” or the quick grab has become a daily occurrence that is never reported on the local news outlets

The nightmare took place earlier last month, on a late Sunday night in the residential neighborhood called Jardines Del Pedregal or Stony Gardens. At night the streets in this city are deserted since the violence ended any resemblance of a night life years ago. The silence of what had been a quiet night ended when an all too familiar scene took place.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Las tradicionales fiestas mexicanas celebradas recientemente en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros Tamaulipas, generaron el despliegue de seguridad por parte de elementos de corporaciones estatales y federales. Por otro lado miembros de los carteles del narco continuaron sus confrontaciones en las zonas rurales y colindantes.

Desde el mes pasado dos bandos rivales del Cartel del Golfo desataron una guerra entre ellos la cual continua hasta el momento.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – The traditional Mexican celebrations recently held in this border city set off a massive security detail by state and federal authorities looking to reestablish peace to the area. Meanwhile, drug cartel members continued their large scale gun battles in the surrounding rural areas.

Historically the festivities in Matamoros have been held in a simultaneous fashion with the Charro Day’s Celebration held in Brownsville where the mayors of both cities meet in one of the international bridges to exchange pleasantries. While this year the festivities were held without any problem, two warring factions of the Gulf Cartel continued their fighting along highways and rural areas.

La pequeña ciudad de Rio Bravo Tamaulipas se ha convertido en una “Zona Caliente” de cruentos enfrentamientos entre células de grupos rivales del crimen organizado correspondientes a las plazas de las ciudades fronterizas de Matamoros y Reynosa, del control de la organización criminal conocida como el Cartel del Golfo bajo un solo mando en esta región.

Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf Cartel if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by “JA Espinoza” from Matamoros.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – The small Mexican city of Rio Bravo has become a “Hot Zone” of warlike activity where rival cartel factions from Matamoros and Reynosa have fought fierce gun battles as they try to take over the criminal organization known as the Gulf Cartel.

The old expression “you can’t fight city hall” seems more relevant than ever, with cities all over the state and country imposing massive new regulatory schemes that threaten both our liberty and pocketbooks.

Breitbart Texas viajo a las Ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirian una muerte segura a manos del

Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities.  The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf

Editor’s Note: During the siege of the Alamo in 1836, a convention of delegates met in the town of Washington, near Brenham, and selected five men to quickly draft a Declaration of Independence. On March 2, 1836 the assembled convention

Breitbart Texas viajo a las Ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirian una muerte segura a manors del

Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities.  The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf

Breitbart Texas viajo a las Ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirian una muerte segura a manors del

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – A shootout between cartel gunmen and Mexican authorities caused panic and terror near the Texas border. The shootout began when federal police tried to stop a vehicle near 20th street which then fled and ended up crashing into an unsuspecting motorist. Federal police officers guarded the crashed vehicle and set up a search for the drivers. The pursuit ended with a civilian injured in the crash and two gunmen in custody.

The importance of having strong, competent leaders fighting for Texas is never more apparent than when the will of Texans and the rule of law are under assault. That was clearly evident last week when a judge in Travis County declared our state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, despite the will of more than three-quarters of Texans who voted for the amendment. Two days later, another judge in Travis County in a separate case directed the Travis County Clerk to issue a marriage license to a Democrat-Party-connected same-sex couple.

Un nuevo video que salió a la luz en redes sociales muestra la aparente ejecución de sicarios heridos por parte de la Policía Estatal de Coahuila y el Ejercito Mexicano después de una balacera. El Gobierno de Coahuila mantuvo que se trata de una campaña de difamación financiada por los Zetas.

Mientras los funcionarios federales mantienen una agenda de reuniones y declaraciones, los vestigios de la guerra siguen visibles en la frontera. Las huellas de la guerra incluyen por lo menos 130 osamentas encontradas en un narco-campamento localizado entre la colonia Rancho Grande de Reynosa y el poblado Santa Apolonia. No se sabe aun a cuantas personas correspondan los restos.

As politicians give a number of speeches and make public appearances, the signs of war remain along the border. The signs of war included the find of 130 pieces of human remains in a cartel camp located in a rural area between Reynosa’s Rancho Grande neighborhood and the village of Santa Apolinia. It remains unclear how many individuals the remains belong to.

Mexico’s security strategy has led to insecurity as common crime has spiked sharply in the border city of Reynosa.

Se disparan delitos del fuero común en Reynosa, la estrategia de seguridad genera inseguridad social.

Over the last few days, the uproar about news anchor Brian Williams’ claims of taking fire in Iraq in 2003 has reached extraordinary heights. I was amazed at the PhotoShopping frenzy that took place when his deception came to light. Images of Williams eating pizza with Jesus at the Last Supper; sitting in Ford’s Theater at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; and crossing the Delaware with General George Washington filled my Facebook feed and probably yours as well. They were all fake, all funny and all pretty much outrageous.

Texas Republicans and Democrats found some common ground recently on a difficult issue plaguing every homeowner and business in the state: sky-high property taxes.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken yet another regulatory action to interfere with oil and gas production – long considered an activity with de minimus impact on air quality. The Agency now sets its sights on methane, which is the primary component of natural gas. Methane emissions from natural gas systems have fallen by 14.3% from 2008-2012. Any leaks from hydraulically fractured natural gas wells have fallen by 73% from 2011-2013. In this same time frame, the U.S. has become the world’s leading producer of natural gas, nearly quadrupling production rates from those in 2008, as well as increasing natural gas pipelines by 30%. In spite of the steep decline of methane emissions and steady economic growth, the White House recently moved forward with the Climate Action Plan, directing the EPA to propose expansive rules by the summer of 2015. The new regulations aim to reduce methane emissions by 40-45% from 2012 levels by 2025 through a series of actions targeting the oil and gas industry.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott slammed Common Core in a debate with former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett on Fox News channel. “Common Core violates the four core principles and the four core pillars of education. Which is parental involvement, excellent teachers, student engagement and adaptability for the uniqueness of each particular student.”