"The last vehicle we purchased, we spent four to five hours in the dealership, " Mr. Medrano said.

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Emergency crews were having trouble reaching drivers who were caught on the roads, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Gabriel Medrano said.

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His brother, former congressman Manuel de Jesus Castillo Medrano, is serving a jail sentence for the murder of three politicians from neighbouring El Salvador.

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Mr Castillo Medrano is one of many mayors and local government officials who have been killed, kidnapped or injured in the last few years.

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Witnesses say Carlos Enrique Castillo Medrano, 39, was killed by two unidentified men who shot at him six times before escaping on a motorbike.

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"We recommend that the government use secure Web servers and do the hygiene, " says Roberto Medrano, general manager of Hewlett-Packard (HWP) 's Internet security division.

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