Texas man with ties to the FOX 26 newsroom has vanished in Northern Mexico

Texas man with ties to the FOX 26 newsroom has vanished in Northern Mexico.

A representative for the FBI confirmed Wednesday, the agency is looking into the disappearance of Robert "Bob" Tamez.

Tamez, an American citizen who grew up in Falfurrias, is a childhood classmate of FOX 26 reporter Kristine Galvan.

Tamez recently moved to Ciudad Mier, a cartel infested Mexican border city, to live with his father. His most recent Facebook posting was made on April 13. His sister notified friends of his disappearance the following day.

The FBI representative said agents believe members of the military-trained Zetas drug cartel kidnapped up to a dozen people, including Tamez, from a ranch in Ciudad Mier earlier this month.

Tamez's father has since relocated to the United States

After receiving confirmation of her classmate's abduction, Galvan sat down with Don Clark, a former special agent in charge of the FBI's Houston office, to talk about the escalating violence.