Texas officials are telling residents to avoid spring break travel to Mexico, warning that drug cartel violence and other crime pose a significant safety threat.
A small line of cars waits to cross the Cordova Bridge of the Americas at the United States-Mexico border in 2020. On March 10, Texan officials advised against spring break travel to Mexico, citing the dangers of violent crime.Paul Ratje/Agence France-Presse/AFP via Get
A small line of cars waits to cross the Cordova Bridge of the Americas at the United States-Mexico border in 2020. On March 10, Texan officials advised against spring break travel to Mexico, citing the dangers of violent crime.The Texas Department of Public Safety has urged residents to avoid spring break travel to Mexico, warning that drug cartel violence and other crime pose a significant safety threat.
"We have a duty to inform the public about safety, travel risks and threats," said DPS Director Steven McCraw in a statement on Friday."Based on the volatile nature of cartel activity and the violence we are seeing there; we are urging individuals to avoid travel to Mexico at this time."
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