Houston Chronicle
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
As John Paul did on his five visits here, Benedict will find in Mexico an overwhelming Catholic nation in which many people nevertheless have drifted from strict adherence to doctrine.
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 00:00
"The participation of (government forces) in forced disappearances is also present," Dulitzky said. "Impunity affects all cases of forced disappearances."
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Rear Adm. Colin Kilrain, a former senior commander of the U.S. Navy's special forces who last year worked on anti-terrorism for the National Security Council, recently took up the post of military attache.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Rafael "El Junior" Cardenas Vela, 38, nephew to imprisoned Gulf Cartel kingpin Osiel Cardenas Guillen, was hiding out in South Texas until Oct. 20.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 00:00
Authorities in Eagle Pass shut down the two international bridges there Tuesday night after shootouts in its sister city of Piedras Negras.
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Rio Grande City exchanged gunfire this week with men on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande during a $3 million marijuana seizure.
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 00:00
The governor of Nuevo Leon is a PRI member, as was his predecessor and are those of the adjoining scandal-plagued border states of Tamaulipas and Coahuila.
Friday, February 17, 2012 - 00:00
Vigilante justice reigns in much of Mexico as villagers and security forces sidestep a legal system they consider inadequate to deal with rampant crime.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 00:00
In addition, door locks have been modified to stay locked when government or diplomatic vehicles are stopped.
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 00:00
Vazquez-Mota was careful during the primary not to distance herself from Calderon's militarized effort against gangsters. She'll have to fine tune her stance with specific proposals.