Abbott urges Texans to 'stay alert' amid chaos between US, Mexican drug cartels

The Hill · Feb 23, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to stay alert for federal travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State amid the ongoing chaos in Mexico following Sunday’s killing of infamous drug lord Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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