MEXICO CITY—Even in Tamaulipas, one of the most violent states in Mexico, there was something cavalier, or worse, about the way the “Hercules Group” operated. Back when its existence was ...

MATAMOROS, Mexico — When the killings of six guards at the nearby maximum-security prison horrified even this bloodied border city, civic leaders came up with an interesting solution to their ...

A glimpse into life under the drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Matamoros — the scene of the recent kidnap and murder of some American tourists. Support for LAist comes from.

News. Kidnapped at gunpoint: 4 Americans taken in northern border city of Matamoros, Mexico U.S. and Mexican officials are examining the possibility that the assailants mistook the Americans for ...

A member of the National Guard guards the entrance to a property called "La Bartolina" in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico on Aug. 23, 2021.

They crossed from Brownsville, Texas, into the city of Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. This map shows that communities sit right next to one another on the US-Mexican border: ...

Violence has descended on the once laid back tourist town of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas. From mechanics to Twitter users, residents are feeling the effects of a turf war.

BROWNSVILLE — Assailants lobbed grenades at City Hall on the main square of Matamoros, Mexico, injuring at least two people Wednesday. The two injured were bystanders, according to news agencies ...

Beyond was Matamoros, a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas that I last visited in February 2020. Accompanying me was Nathan Burkhart, a native Brownsvillian and Tejano ...

The four came under fire shortly after entering the city of Matamoros from Brownsville, Texas. The F.B.I. is offering a $50,000 reward for their return and the arrest of the kidnappers.