Is this true or a hoax? Texans, what do you know about this?

I Love My Country So Very Much.

How can you love your country and hate your government?

Sure Zetas are real. I have family in Mexico, in fact I have family in Cd. Juarez (widely known as the center of the drug war). I know about the Zetas and what they have done to Mexicans.

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I also know that they are not a real threat to average Americans. Even along the border, very few Americans are getting killed. This is a big story in Mexico. This is not a big story in America (except for those of us who care about people in Mexico).

You think you are the only one who gives a ****? Is that the seat of your anger?
I don't, as I think your anger started before the blossoming of the zetas.

I don't remember what this is related to -
"This lie (and it is a lie) is simply a very convenient way for racist hate groups to get people who don't want to be racist riled up against Mexicans."

There is a real story here, if you care about the people (i.e. Mexicans) who are suffering at the hands of the Zetas.
Of course, the real villains in the story are the American customers... who keep the Zetas in business supplying them with obscene amounts of money and selling them guns.
If the real story were posted, instead of the hateful exaggerated lies of hate groups, I wouldn't be so upset.

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I assume you haven't checked the Finnegan article. I trust you don't assume I always automatically disagree with you?

Your anger is in your way, ebrown.

You think you are the only one who gives a ****? Is that the seat of your anger?
I don't, as I think your anger started before the blossoming of the zetas.

Sheriff's Dept. Addresses Rumors About Zetas Taking Over Ranches
(Pro 8 News.com Laredo, Texas, July 29, 2010)

Throughout the weekend and this week viewers and those living in other cities have called the Pro 8 newsroom regarding reports about Zetas taking over two ranches in the outskirts of Laredo.

Thursday the Sheriff's department held a press conference to address the issue, they said the rumors are not true.

Officials told Pro 8 News people have also been calling the county jail, Laredo police and Webb County Sheriff's department.

"We were having issues with our daily operations because of the numerous amount of calls,” said Asst. Chief Pete Arredondo with the Webb County Sheriff's department.

In midst of the bloody drug war across the border that's turned Nuevo Laredo into a ghost town, allegations indicating Zetas had seized ranches began circulating through different media outlets.

"This whole ordeal with the rumors have taken on a form all of it's own,” Laredo Police department Inv. Joe Baeza said.

An article from a Houston newspaper online posted the allegations as breaking news, indicating the writer spoke with sources confirming the rumors were true. It even stated there was a media blackout about this matter. "This is probably a good case study as how far reaching instant media is and how quickly it can spin out of control,” added Baeza.

The Webb County Sheriff's department said it was ranches in this northwest area of Laredo off Mines Road which had been supposedly seized.

"We went and exhausted that avenue checked the locations, ranches talked to property owners, their neighbors and searched other ranches in that area just to be safe,” Arredondo said.

Though the rumors instilled fear among some people Arredondo said Laredoans living in the area didn't know much about the allegations in the first place.

“Most didn't know what we were talking about,” Arredondo told Pro 8 News.

Bottom line is local law enforcement agencies are working together taking extra safety measures to ensure those living on this side of the border are safe.

"We're prepared, we're prepared as a law enforcement community to react to anything that may happen,” said Deputy Chief Gabriel Martinez from the Laredo Police Department.

Officials also said the rumors grabbed national attention.

If you notice any suspicious activity you are urged to call 727-TIPS.