THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ASSESSED MATAMOROS AS BEING A CRITICAL-THREAT LOCATION FOR CRIME DIRECTED AT OR AFFECTING OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT INTERESTS.Matamoros is located along the U.S.-Mexico border, sharing multiple international bridges with Brownsville, Texas, and is situated 50 miles from the Reynosa-McAllen border area. There are frequent gunfights in Matamoros and other parts of the Consular District (Altamira, Mante, Ciudad Victoria,...