Sally,
I live 100 miles north of Laredo, Texas and I USED to go to Nuevo Laredo all the time (even alone a time or two) years ago. HOWEVER, with the violence that has been happening not only along the border towns but within the country as well, there is NO WAY that I would advise anyone to drive through Mexico. The main problem is the drug cartels are not only fighting amongst themselves but they are also fighting the police/federales. They use any kind of leverage that they can whether it is kidnapping locals or tourists in order to help them get attention that they are "bad arsses" and that they control that part of Mexico. And they cower down to no one. Most kidnapped wind up dead. While this problem used to be along most of the border towns (the worst one being Juarez) it has now spread down to the inner cities and towns. Just the other day I heard where some people (not cartel members) were killed in the Vera Cruz state (which runs along the Gulf of Mexico) I was considering doing the same thing and drive down there at one time a couple of years ago, when most of the problem was centered around Juarez and Mexico City, but when people are leaving their towns because of the drug cartels being in control, I thought better of it. And considering what happened to that young couple just a few months ago on Falcon Lake, the USA and the Mexico government can't even lean on the cartel to give the body up (IF they still have it).. So IMHO……………. NO! Don't DRIVE in MEXICO!

Take the road less traveled