Inside the 'most fearful city' in Texas: But why does border town McAllen in Texas get such a bad rap?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-3397468/Why-does-Texas-border-town-McAllen-bad-rap.html
While there does still seem to be on-going problems with cartel and immigration at the Mexican border, it is also where most of the McAllen's booming industry exchanges and attracting more tourism.