( CNN ) -- Texas Gov . Rick Perry called on the Obama administration Monday to deploy more resources to the United States ' border with Mexico , two days after a bullet -- likely from a gun battle between drug traffickers and Mexican police -- struck an El Paso building . It 's the second time in two months that bullets from shootouts across the border have strayed into Texas , Perry said . `` By the grace of God , the stray bullets from these incidents have yet to injure or kill a Texan , '' he said . `` It is unconscionable that the Obama administration is gambling with American lives , betting that escalating violence from these cartels wo n't eventually shed the blood of innocent people on U.S . soil . '' In Saturday 's incident , a bullet struck a building on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso , the university 's President Diana Natalicio said . No injuries were reported at the school . That same evening , a `` major gun battle '' between drug traffickers and Mexican authorities broke out in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , just 30 yards from the U.S. border at El Paso , a U.S. Border Patrol spokesman said . Three police officers were injured and one armed suspect was killed in the clash , Mexican federal police spokesman Ramon Salinas said . The bullet found at the university likely came from the shootout , border patrol spokesman Ramiro Cordero said . `` We must ensure El Paso and other border communities remain a safe place for people to live , work and raise a family , '' Perry said . `` It 's time for Washington to stop the rhetoric and immediately deploy a [ significant ] force of personnel and resources to the border to protect our homeland . '' During Saturday 's clash , U.S. authorities blocked off a four-mile section of Paisano Street , which runs parallel to the Rio Grande , the international border . Cordero said the closing was the first time authorities have been forced to take such action due to activity across the border . Natalicio said the university will consult with law enforcement and government officials about possible further security precautions . Cordero said his agency does n't plan to change its security methods , saying border patrol agents are still maintaining the integrity of the border and operating as usual . The shootout took place less than two months after shots fired from a gun battle originating in Juarez crossed into El Paso and hit City Hall , damaging the building . CNN 's Nick Valencia and Rick Martin contributed to this report .
NEW : Gov . Rick Perry wants the White House to deploy more resources to the border . A bullet lodged in a Texas university 's building may be linked to a Mexico shooting . No injuries were reported on the El Paso campus . The gun ##fight took place 30 miles from El Paso , officials say .