Mexican officials said that 11 people have been killed in violence along the Texas border. Two were police officers, according to AP. Tamaulipas state security spokeswoman Ivon Melendez said Monday that nine suspected criminals were killed after attacking state police in the border town of Rio Bravo on Saturday afternoon. Also on Saturday, two off-duty state police officers were killed in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. They were on their way to Laredo, Texas, to shop when gunmen in two vehicles opened fire. One officer survived the attack, Melendez said.
