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Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday urged Texans traveling in Mexico to monitor federal travel warnings and remain in contact with U.S. officials after reports that Mexican forces killed alleged cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes during a military operation in Jalisco.

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