State Department : Mexican border cities a `` bad idea '' for spring break . It is the agency 's first specific advisory against travel , spokeswoman says . ( CNN ) -- Texas Department of Public Safety renewed a travel alert to Matamoros December 2006 . Alert noted a rapid growth in violent crimes in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border .
State Department : Mexican border cities a `` bad idea '' for spring break . It is the agency 's first specific advisory against travel , spokeswoman says . Texas Department of Public Safety renewed a travel alert to Matamoros December 2006 . Alert noted a rapid growth in violent crimes in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border .