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Welcome to El Paso, Texas.
According to the 2005 U.S. Census population estimates, the city had a population of 598,590, making it the sixth-largest city in Texas.
El Paso is second only to San Diego, California in size among all U.S. cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua lies opposite of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) - which separates the two cities - forming a bi-national metropolitan area of 2,280,782, making it the second-largest bi-national metropolitan area on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Downtown El Paso, Texas, looking south into Mexico from the US side. Photo by camerafiend.
El Paso is home to The University of Texas at El Paso (founded 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, received university status 1967). Fort Bliss, a major United States Army installation, lies to the east and northeast of the city, extending north up to the White Sands Missile Range. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections.
Archeological evidence at the Keystone Wetlands and Hueco Tanks sites indicates thousands of years of human settlement within the El Paso region. The Manso, Suma, and Jumano Indians were identified as present by the earliest Spanish explorers. These people ultimately became assimilated into the local settler population, becoming part of the Mestizo culture that is prevalent in Mexico and is visible throughout the Southwest. Others integrated themselves with the different Mescalero Apache bands that for many years roamed the region.
El Paso was platted in 1859, but grew very slowly due to its remoteness. During the Civil War, Texas, along with most other Southern states, seceded from the Union to join the Confederate States of America in 1861. The Confederate cause was met with great support from El Paso residents. After the war was concluded, the town's population began to grow. With the arrival of Southern Pacific railroads in 1881, the population boomed to 10,000 by 1890 census. With a tempting green valley and a nearly perfect climate year-around, the town attracted a constant stream of newcomers: gamblers, gunfighters, thieves, cattle and horse rustlers, murderers, priests, Chinese railroad laborers, prostitutes and followed of course, entrepreneurs.
The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and neatly divide the city into several sections, along with Fort Bliss and the El Paso International Airport. The Rio Grande Rift, which passes around the southern end of the Franklin Mountains, is where the Rio Grande River flows. The river defines the border between El Paso from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to the south and west until it river passes north of the border with Mexico where it then separates El Paso from Dona Ana County, New Mexico. An extinct volcano, Mt. Cristo Rey rises within the Rio Grande Rift just to the west of El Paso on the New Mexico side of the Rio Grande River. Other volcanic features include Kilbourne hole and Hunt's hole, which are Maar volcanic craters 30 miles (50 km) west of the Franklin Mountains.
Viva El Paso! is the annual returning musical which celebrates El Paso's rich cultural history through dance, dramatic scenes, narration and songs. The story begins with the early Indian settlement and takes through Spanish conquest, Mexican domination and the wild wild South-West. This two hour lasting outdoor musical is staged at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater. Performances in Summer.
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Local daily news in El Paso:
Late-Night Crash Claims Man's Life
El Paso police responded to a crash involving a 4-door Nissan Altima at the intersection of North Yarbrough Drive and North Loop Drive just before 10:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Warning of cartel hitmen crossing border puts lawmen on alert
A new warning that Mexican drug cartels have approved sending hit men into the United States has El Paso law enforcement on alert.
Agents find $56,000 in 2 incidents at El Paso bridges
More than $56,000 in hidden cash was seized heading into Mexico by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers checking southbound traffic Friday at the international bridges.
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Places of interest:
Fort Bliss, TX (0.8 miles), Sunland Park, NM (10.8 miles), Socorro, TX (14.5 miles), Sparks, TX (14.9 miles), Canutillo, TX (15.0 miles), Santa Teresa, NM (15.6 miles), Westway, TX (15.6 miles), Vinton, TX (16.7 miles).
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Hotels in El Paso
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Marriott El Paso
1600 AIRWAY BLVD - El Paso, TX, United States
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Holiday Inn EL PASO-SUNLAND PK DR & I-10 W
900 SUNLAND PARK DR - El Paso, TX, US 79922
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Howard Johnson El Paso
8887 GATEWAY WEST - El Paso, TX, US 79925
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Travelodge El Paso City Center
409 E MISSOURI ST - El Paso, TX, US 79901
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Sleep Inn El Paso
953 SUNLAND PARK DR - El Paso, TX, US 79922
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Extendedstay El Paso Airport
6580 MONTANA AVE - El Paso, TX, US 79925
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La Quinta Inn El Paso Airport
6140 GATEWAY EAST - El Paso, TX, US 79905
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La Quinta Inn El Paso Lomaland
11033 Gateway Blvd. West 79935-5003 El Paso
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La Quinta Inn El Paso West
7550 REMCON CIRCLE - El Paso, TX, US 79912
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Red Roof El Paso West
7530 REMCON CIRCLE - El Paso, TX, US 79912
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Amerisuites El Paso Airport
6030 GATEWAY EAST - El Paso, TX, US 79905
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Camino Real Hotel El Paso
101 S EL PASO ST - El Paso, TX, US 79901
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Comfort Inn Airport East
900 YARBROUGH DR - El Paso, TX, US 79915
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Hawthorn El Paso
6789 BOEING ST - El Paso, TX, US 799256789
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Econolodge
6363 MONTANA AVENUE - El Paso, TX, US 79925
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Red Roof El Paso East
11400 CHITO SAMANIEGO - El Paso, TX, US 79936
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Comfort Suites El Paso
949 SUNLAND PARK DR - El Paso, TX, US 79922
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Comfort Inn El Paso
7651 N MESA ST - El Paso, TX, US 79912
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Days Inn El Paso
5035 S DESERT BLVD - El Paso, TX, US 78803
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Baymont Inn & Suites East
7944 GATEWAY BLVD. EAST - El Paso, TX, US 79915
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