The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico have issued a travel warning for certain parts of the Texas-Mexico border due to reports of violence and kidnapping, officials said in a news release. The level four security alert includes Reynosa,

The U.S. government is asking people to avoid traveling to certain areas of the Texas-Mexico border due to security concerns.

Amid escalating violence and IEDs, the U.S. Embassy advises against travel to the US- Mexico border and Mexico's Tamaulipas region.

Mexican authorities found a camp site Tuesday on a border island where suspected cartel members shot at U.S. border patrol agents in Texas.