While the crime rate in Mexico City is a far cry from that in the northern part of the country, where drug cartels hold sway, the capital city has recently seen an uptick in homicides and other violent crimes. The threat of violent crime caused Texans’ management to warn players not to leave the hotel during their trip south of the border. According to The Associated Press, a section of a memo sent to Texans’ players under the heading "safety" had a bullet point with: "DO NOT leave the hotel." “Fans and players need to be aware and careful if they’re in Mexico City, but just as careful as they would be in any large city in the U.S,” Chris Wilson, the deputy director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center, told FoxNews.com. Related Image Expand / Contract (The Associated Press)“The smog in Mexico City is not as bad as some of the cities in China,” said Wilson, who returned last week from a trip to the city.

Source: Fox News November 21, 2016 21:00 UTC