Mexican gang activity seeping into Houston | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Houston has long been a major staging ground for importing illegal drugs from Mexico and shipping them to the rest of the United States, but a recent Department of Justice report notes it is one of 230 cities where cartels maintain distribution networks and supply lines.
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Gangs Competing Over Cartel Work

A recent spike in gang-related activity has some law enforcement officials concerned that local criminal groups may be jockeying for position with the Gulf Cartel.
Several gangs – including the Tri-City Bombers, the Texas Chicano Brotherhood, the Texas Syndicate and the Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos – are believed to be competing with each other to become the [...]

Mexican lawmaker, ‘tomato king,’ dies at 58

Andres Bermudez, who made a fortune as a “tomato king” and history by becoming the first migrant living in the United States to win a Mexican mayorship, has died of cancer. He was 58.
Bermudez, a flamboyant lawmaker for President Felipe Calderon’s National Action Party, or PAN, died Thursday, the party said in a statement. He [...]