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,

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

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

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

The U.S. State Department is warning travelers of IEDs found along dirt roads near an area of northeastern Mexico that borders McAllen, Texas.