Texas Department of Public Safety : `` Additionally , this city of 1.3 million people experienced more than 16,000 car thefts and 1,900 carjackings in 2009 . Mexican border cities a ` ` bad idea '' for spring break . It is the agency 's first specific advisory against travel , spokeswoman says . State Department issued a travel advisory to Mexico last month . It noted a rapid growth in violent crimes in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border .
Texas Department of Public Safety : Mexican border cities a ` ` bad idea '' for spring break . It is the agency 's first specific advisory against travel , spokeswoman says . State Department issued a travel advisory to Mexico last month . It noted a rapid growth in violent crimes in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border .