Tamaulipas

Roberto Garza Karmisese Mara once said, “The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work, and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping it fit and healthy.” Sometimes we forget that our efforts and success begin with our relationships with our families. Roberto Garza, however, does not forget this importance, as he is the physical equivalent of such a striking quotation because he reminds not only himself but also others everywhere that…

A drug is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. A cartel is an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition. A drug cartel is any criminal organization developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized…

For three years, my addiction to volleyball became apparent. Playing in tournaments, leagues, and local scrimmages as much as possible, it was clearly an addiction. The adrenaline involved in tight matches, the split second decisions that decided whether you would win the next point or lose it. Those were things that kept me coming back for more. One of the leagues I had been participating in for at least 3 years was the Adult Volleyball Co-ed League in McAllen. The last 2 years, team TCB…

mostly known to the public. For example, “the Juarez Cartel… has historically controlled the middle area of the Mexican- United States border” and the “Sinaloa Cartel…is based in the Sinaloa state near the city of Culiacan.” Furthermore, the state of Tamaulipas is invaded by the Gulf cartel. Los Zetas have helped the Gulf cartel keep its power since the capture of the leader of the Gulf cartel. (Carpenter, 2010, 405). These are just a few places where cartels have invaded. There are even more…

were not self-executing, and therefore, were not binding upon state courts; in other words that if state courts decide not to honor such treaties, they were not forced to. Jose Ernesto Medellin was a Mexican citizen who was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico in March 4, 1975. Although he was born on the other side of the border, he spent most of his childhood in the United States. In June 1993, when he was 18 years old, he confessed to the rape and murder of Elizabeth Peña who was 16 years…

Revolution. He was a political leader and soldier for Texas and Mexico. He was known as a brave man and also a traitor because he was part of Mexico and Texas. Seguin fought against the United States in the Mexican-American war. He lived in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas and he passed away in that city in 1890 at age of 84. Felix X. Longoria Jr born in Three Rivers, Texas on June 1945. He was a Mexican-American soldier and served during the World War…

taking them to safe houses where they torture and beat the person in order to achieve the number of any relative in the United States. If family members are unable to pay the ransom, the migrants become of no value and many are murdered. In 2010, in Tamaulipas state near the Texas border, 72 migrants were killed and many others have been found in mass graves (Fraser…