query: when did el paso become part of texas

pos: History of El Paso, Texas American settlement, separate from Old El Paso de Norte on the Mexican side. A number of loyal Mexican families abandoned New Mexico and were resettled to the region south of El Paso's lower valley settlements, where, under the leadership of Guadalupe Miranda—the last secretary of Mexico's New Mexican government—sought to provide land and funds to displaced families. Mexican Catholic clergy also were active in these communities, with some of the most notable including Father Antonio Borrajo. The present Texas-New Mexico boundary placing El Paso on the Texas side was drawn in the Compromise of 1850. A number of important developments

pos: El Paso, Texas Hidalgo effectively made the settlements on the north bank of the river a formal American settlement, separate from Old El Paso del Norte on the Mexican side. The present Texas–New Mexico boundary placing El Paso on the Texas side was drawn in the Compromise of 1850. El Paso remained the largest settlement in New Mexico until its cession to the U.S. in 1848, when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo specified the border was to run north of El Paso De Norte, then what is now the area around the Ciudad Juárez Cathedral, it became part of the state of Chihuahua.

pos: El Paso–Juárez settlements on the north bank of the river a formal American settlement, separate from Old El Paso del Norte on the Mexican side. The present Texas-New Mexico boundary placing El Paso on the Texas side was drawn in the Compromise of 1850. The communities on both sides of the border continued to function, in large part, as a single community. The United States Senate fixed a boundary between Texas and New Mexico at the thirty-second parallel, thus largely ignoring history and topography. A military post called "The Post opposite El Paso" (meaning opposite El Paso del Norte, across the Rio

pos: El Paso County, Texas El Paso County, Texas El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 800,647, making it the sixth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the 19th-most populous city in the United States. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1871. "El Paso" is short for "El Paso del Norte", which is Spanish for "The Pass of the North". It is named for the pass the Rio Grande creates through

pos: History of El Paso, Texas nucleus of El Paso, Texas. El Paso County was established in March 1850, with San Elizario as the first county seat. The United States Senate fixed a boundary between Texas and New Mexico at the thirty-second parallel, thus largely ignoring history and topography. Following the establishment of the San Antonio-El Paso Road, a military post called "The Post opposite El Paso" (meaning opposite El Paso del Norte, across the Rio Grande) was established in 1854. That same year San Antonio-El Paso Mail was established, passing through Franklin in 1854. In 1857, the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, the first mail

neg: History of El Paso, Texas History of El Paso, Texas Founded as El Paso del Norte (at what is now Ciudad Juárez, Mexico) by Spanish Franciscan friars at an important mountain pass, the area became a small agricultural producer though most settlement was south of the river where modern Mexico lies. The city was considered part of New Mexico under Spanish Conquerors and was tied economically to Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Chihuahuan mining districts of San Felipe El Real and San José del Parral. The Texas Revolution when Texas revolted from Mexico, which itself had recently become independent from Spain, did not involve

neg: El Paso, Texas the city. The El Paso II District Parole Office is in an unincorporated area east of Horizon City. El Paso City and County vote overwhelmingly Democratic, like most of the Texas–Mexico border area and urban Texas. In the United States House of Representatives, most of El Paso is part of represented by Democrat Beto O'Rourke. A small sliver in the eastern part of the city is part of , represented by Republican Will Hurd. The current U.S. Senators for Texas are Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas). El Paso is home to the University of Texas at El Paso,

neg: Mission Valley (El Paso) Mission Valley (El Paso) Mission Valley is an area of El Paso, Texas, United States, which includes part of Eastside and all Lower Valley districts. It is the third largest area of the city, behind East El Paso and Central El Paso. Hawkins Road and Interstate 10 border the Mission Valley. This location is considered the oldest area of El Paso, dating back to the late 17th century when present-day Texas was under the rule of Nueva España (New Spain). In 1680 the Isleta Pueblo tribe revolted against the Spaniards who were pushed south to what is now El Paso.

neg: Old El Paso Old El Paso Old El Paso is a brand of Tex-Mex-style foods from American food producer General Mills. These include dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, taco seasoning, sauces, condiments, rice, and refried beans. Old El Paso products are marketed across the globe. The brand is owned by General Mills. Pillsbury acquired it in 1995, when its then-parent company Grand Metropolitan bought Pet, Inc., which had itself taken over the brand in 1968 from the Mountain Pass Canning Company. The name is a reference to the city of El Paso, Texas and the historical "Old" period when Texas was a part

neg: Austin High School (El Paso, Texas) to the school through the Austin High School Alumni Association, who then presented this spectacular animal to Austin High School. On January 7, 2004, the Panther was placed in the lobby where it can be viewed today. Austin High School (El Paso, Texas) Stephen F. Austin High School is a secondary school in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1930. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District. The school's mascot is a Golden Panther named "Henry and Penny." The school was designed by Texas contractor and architect Robert E. McKee. When the local school district ran out of

neg: Austin High School (El Paso, Texas) Austin High School (El Paso, Texas) Stephen F. Austin High School is a secondary school in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1930. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District. The school's mascot is a Golden Panther named "Henry and Penny." The school was designed by Texas contractor and architect Robert E. McKee. When the local school district ran out of money during the construction, McKee donated the remainder owed. Consequently, the school's football stadium is named in McKee's honor. The R.E. McKee Construction Company built the school and used a classic Spanish architecture. The structure is surmounted

neg: Bowie High School (El Paso, Texas) Bowie High School (El Paso, Texas) Bowie High School is one of the oldest operating high schools in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It is located in the Chamizal neighborhood in the South Central part of the city next to the border with Mexico, not far from the Bridge of the Americas linking El Paso with Ciudad Juarez, across San Marcial Street from Chamizal National Memorial. Bowie High serves Downtown El Paso and the western half of South Central (also known as South) El Paso; its attendance zone is roughly defined by

neg: El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas El Paso (; from Spanish, "The Path") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County, situated in the far western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. As of July 1, 2017, the population estimate for the city from the U.S. Census was 683,577. Its U.S. metropolitan area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas, and has a population of 844,818. The El Paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces CSA, with a population of 1,053,267. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico–United States

neg: Central El Paso Central El Paso Central El Paso is part of the city of El Paso, Texas, USA, and contains some of the city's oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Located in the heart of the city, it is home to approximately 130,000 people. Development of central El Paso started around 1875, when the city was barely beginning to gain its roots. Today, central El Paso has grown into the center of the city's economy and a thriving urban community. It contains numerous historic sites and landmarks. It is close to the El Paso International Airport, Downtown El Paso, the international border, and

neg: Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas) Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas) Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas, United States is located on the west side of El Paso near the intersection of North Mesa Street and Resler Drive. It serves the southern part of west El Paso: east of Interstate 10, from the vicinity of Executive Center Boulevard north approximately three miles to around Coronado Arroyo, a normally dry stream bed running west down from the Franklin Mountains just north of Escondido Drive; and the portion of the Upper Valley (the part of El Paso County beside the Rio Grande west of Interstate 10)

neg: Mission Valley (El Paso) a "Y" because 19th-century script did not differentiate between a capital "Y" and a capital "I." Some people in this area and its twin city across the river, Ciudad Juárez, are direct descendants of the Spaniards. Here is a list of some neighborhoods in the Mission Valley: Mission Valley (El Paso) Mission Valley is an area of El Paso, Texas, United States, which includes part of Eastside and all Lower Valley districts. It is the third largest area of the city, behind East El Paso and Central El Paso. Hawkins Road and Interstate 10 border the Mission Valley. This location

neg: Riverside High School (El Paso, Texas) Riverside High School (El Paso, Texas) Riverside High School is a public high school in El Paso, Texas. Riverside High School in El Paso, Texas opened its doors in 1969. It is a traditional four-year high school and a part of the Ysleta Independent School District. The school sits in El Paso's Lower Valley only a few hundred yards from the Rio Grande and Mexico. In 2006, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) rated the school as "Academically Acceptable." Due to its location within El Paso, Riverside has historically had an overwhelmingly predominant Hispanic population. TEA lists it at 97 percent

neg: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso opened at the Health Sciences Center in 2009, it was the first health school to open in the U.S. in 30 years. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is a health sciences university in El Paso, Texas founded on May 20, 2014. Previously, the university had operated as a branch campus of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center since 1969. TTUHSC El Paso opened in 1969 as the Regional Academic Health Center and became affiliated with R.E. Thomason Hospital in 1973 as part of TTUHSC in Lubbock, Texas. The

neg: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is a health sciences university in El Paso, Texas founded on May 20, 2014. Previously, the university had operated as a branch campus of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center since 1969. TTUHSC El Paso opened in 1969 as the Regional Academic Health Center and became affiliated with R.E. Thomason Hospital in 1973 as part of TTUHSC in Lubbock, Texas. The university now has approximately 2,000 faculty and staff members. For its first 35 years, only third- and fourth-year medical students, along with

neg: El Paso Rhinos has sent players to Crosby Elementary School where they become interactive role models to the students.This year, under the title, “Skate Mates,” the community education effort will be expanded to more schools. Groups of players will be assigned schools that they will visit weekly. They will work closely with students on specific subjects and encourage them to excel inside and outside of the classroom. El Paso Rhinos The El Paso Rhinos are an Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team, based in El Paso, Texas. The Rhinos compete as part of the Midwest Division of the Western States Hockey League

neg: El Paso, Texas Juárez), who built the region's first structure establishing Rancho Ponce within the vicinity of S. El Paso Street and Paisano Dr. when the city was barely beginning to gain its roots. Today, central El Paso has grown into the center of the city's economy and a thriving urban community. It contains numerous historic sites and landmarks mostly in the Sunset Heights district. It is close to the El Paso International Airport, the international border, and Fort Bliss. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District. Dr. James Day, an El Paso historian, said that downtown's main business area

neg: Estela Casas Estela Casas Estela Casas (born 1961) is a news anchor in El Paso, Texas. She is best known for her health advocacy for cancer awareness. Casas is also part of the "longest running anchor team in El Paso television history." Casas was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame. Casas was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She attended Arizona State University, where she studied voice performance, and later received a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in communications. In 1986, she was working at KDBC, where she "spearheaded the Texas Breast

neg: Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas) wrestler Yvone Galindo. Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas) Jefferson High School is a public high school located in South-Central El Paso, Texas, United States. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District and it serves mainly the eastern section of South-Central El Paso, generally from the Rio Grande north to Interstate 10 west of Raynolds Street and the railroad tracks running just north of El Paso Drive east of Raynolds, and from Luna and San Marcial Streets east to the Ysleta Independent School District boundary in the vicinity of Ascarate Park. Jefferson High School is fed mainly

neg: Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas) Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas) Jefferson High School is a public high school located in South-Central El Paso, Texas, United States. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District and it serves mainly the eastern section of South-Central El Paso, generally from the Rio Grande north to Interstate 10 west of Raynolds Street and the railroad tracks running just north of El Paso Drive east of Raynolds, and from Luna and San Marcial Streets east to the Ysleta Independent School District boundary in the vicinity of Ascarate Park. Jefferson High School is fed mainly by Henderson Middle,

neg: Marisa Marquez of El Paso, Texas. Marquez was born in Houston, Texas. Her parents were from El Paso, Texas. Marquez and her parents moved back to El Paso. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Notre Dame. She served in the AmeriCorps VISTA and worked in health care in El Paso. Marisa Marquez Marisa Marquez is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 2009 until 2017. She did not seek re-election in 2016. In 2008, Marquez unseated Rep. Paul Moreno, the longest serving Latino elected official in the US. Moreno was considered the

neg: El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Paso and Southwestern Railroad on June 25, 1901, to reflect its larger scope (even though it did not yet extend to El Paso, Texas). The Phelps-Dodge company did not become a corporation until both its namesakes died. James Douglas then took over as president in, I believe 1908, then created the Phelps-Dodge Corporation. James Douglas went to Arizona territory to check on a mine, Detroit Copper Mining Company, in Clifton, not the Warren district. The proprietor had offered an option to Phelps for $75,000. While Douglas was in Arizona territory, he looked in on a little mine named the Copper

neg: Vinton, Texas Vinton, Texas Vinton is a village in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. Native Americans inhabited the site of Vinton before the arrival of the Spaniards, who made it a stopping place along the Camino Real, the road from El Paso to Santa Fe, which passed along the east bank of the Rio Grande through what is now Vinton. In Spanish and Mexican colonial times, it was known as La Salinera, from the salt cedars which grew there in abundance; when the

neg: Montgomery Building (El Paso, Texas) commercial thoroughfares of the city, it continues to represent part of the rich frontier heritage of El Paso and is one of the few remaining structures from the original commercial district of the Old Western town of El Paso. The addresses 216 and 218 S. El Paso St. have remained in continuous use for more than one hundred and twenty years making it the oldest surviving commercial structure in the City of El Paso. Montgomery Building (El Paso, Texas) The Montgomery Building is the last surviving false-front structure and the oldest existing business building in the City of El Paso,

neg: Coahuila y Tejas monarchy. In 1824, a new constitution restructured the country as a federal republic with nineteen states and four territories. One of the new states was Coahuila y Tejas, which combined the sparsely populated Spanish provinces of Texas and Coahuila. The poorest state in the Mexican federation, Coahuila y Tejas covered the boundaries of Spanish Texas but did not include the area around El Paso, which belonged to the state of Chihuahua and the area of Laredo, Texas, which became part of Tamaulipas. Erasmo Seguin, Texas' representative to Congress during the constitutional deliberations, originally advocated for Texas to become a federal

neg: Central El Paso Fort Bliss. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District. The central El Paso area includes some of the earliest developed areas in the city. In September 1827, Juan Maria Ponce de Leon bought 211 acres of land where El Paso and Paisano streets are today. Here is a list of some of the neighborhoods in central El Paso: Central El Paso Central El Paso is part of the city of El Paso, Texas, USA, and contains some of the city's oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Located in the heart of the city, it is home to approximately

neg: El Paso–Juárez the Ysleta Bridge also known as the Zaragoza Bridge. There is also a land crossing at nearby Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and the Fabens-Caseta International Bridge in nearby Fabens, Texas. El Paso–Juárez El Paso–Juárez, also known as Juárez–El Paso, the Borderplex or Paso del Norte, is a binational metropolitan area, or conurbation, on the border between Mexico and the United States. The region is centered on two large cities: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and El Paso, Texas, U.S. Additionally, nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. is sometimes included as part of the region, referred to as El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces or

neg: Angel's Triangle, El Paso, Texas east, except for the northernmost part, from Maxwell Avenue north to Hondo Pass Avenue, which is zoned to Whitaker Elementary School. Wainwright Elementary School, opened in 1949, closed in 2005, and since used by El Paso ISD as a science center, is located in Angel's Triangle; for many years and for some time after its closure its student clinic also served neighborhood residents who did not attend the school. Part of its playground has been leased to the city of El Paso as a neighborhood park; the only other park in the neighborhood is Wellington Chew Park on Maxwell Avenue

neg: Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas) provide students with experience on the workings of JROTC. The program has been involved in several community outreach events. Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas) Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas, United States is located on the west side of El Paso near the intersection of North Mesa Street and Resler Drive. It serves the southern part of west El Paso: east of Interstate 10, from the vicinity of Executive Center Boulevard north approximately three miles to around Coronado Arroyo, a normally dry stream bed running west down from the Franklin Mountains just north of Escondido Drive; and the

neg: Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas) Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas) Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso alongside Cathedral High School and Father Yermo. Grades Pre-K3-5 are coeducational, while grades 6-12 are all girls. The first bishop of El Paso, Bishop Schuler, was named in 1915. He was a great supporter of the educational movement begun by the Sisters of Loretto and knew there was now inadequate space in the St. Joseph's Academy building. He and Mother Praxedes Carty, the dynamo behind the construction of Loretto Academy, became

neg: 2017 El Paso, Texas city elections 2017 El Paso, Texas city elections The first round 2017 El Paso city elections was on May 6, 2017 to elect the Mayor and City Council of El Paso, Texas. The run-off election was June 10, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Leeser was eligible for another term, but announced in July 2016 he would not seek another term. Leeser had a cancer-related surgery in 2016, but stated that his decision was not because of his health. Instead, it was because he "ran to do things I thought were really important for our community and I did that." The election was non-partisan;

neg: El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area The El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area consists of two counties in western Texas and one in southern New Mexico. This CSA was defined as part of the United States Office of Management and Budget's 2013 delineations for metropolitan, micropolitan, and combined statistical areas. As of the 2015 census estimate, the CSA had a population of 1,053,267 making it the 54th largest combined statistical area in the United States. The statistical area consists of the metropolitan areas of El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico. This CSA has a

neg: Jay Carsey with him and she granted him a divorce in 1985. They had no children. Carsey moved to El Paso, Texas, married Dawn Peacock Garcia, and taught mathematics at US Air Force bases in Europe. In 1988, he did administrative work with El Paso Community College and had an interview with an investigative reporter Jonathan Coleman. However, in December 1992 he vanished again and later divorced Dawn. According to an interviewed source in Coleman's book "Exit the Rainmaker", Carsey, when in his early 20s, fathered a child in Texas who he paid child support for a period of time, but did

neg: El Paso Streetcar El Paso Streetcar The El Paso Streetcar is a streetcar system in El Paso, Texas, that opened for service on November 9, 2018, and uses a fleet of restored PCC streetcars that had served the city's previous system until its closure in 1974. The system covers (round trip) in two loops from Downtown El Paso to University of Texas at El Paso. The system was constructed under the authority of the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, but when the major construction was completed, around spring 2018, it was transferred to Sun Metro, for operation and maintenance. As of 2016, construction

neg: El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area GDP of about $33 billion and would rank 58th nationally among all CSA or metro areas. The total land area of the El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area is 9,402 sq. mi. El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area The El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico, combined statistical area consists of two counties in western Texas and one in southern New Mexico. This CSA was defined as part of the United States Office of Management and Budget's 2013 delineations for metropolitan, micropolitan, and combined statistical areas. As of the 2015 census estimate, the CSA had a population of 1,053,267 making

neg: Socorro, Texas Socorro, Texas Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico. El Paso adjoins it on the west and the smaller city of San Elizario on the southeast; small unincorporated areas of El Paso County separate it from the nearby municipalities of Horizon City to the north and Clint to the east. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,152. By the 2010 census, the number had grown to 32,013. It is part of the

neg: Joan H. Quarm Joan H. Quarm Joan H. Quarm (1920 - December 28, 2010) was an American educator, theater director, and actor. She was a major figure in El Paso theater productions from the late 1950s until the 2000s. She was responsible for creating two theater companies in El Paso, including the first bilingual theater company in the city. Quarm also worked as a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and as a theater critic. Quarm was born in Bristol in 1920 and later moved to Glasgow when she was still a child. She began to become interested in

neg: Lupe Ontiveros in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Luz "Lucita" Castañón and Juan Moreno, middle-class Mexican immigrants who overcame a lack of formal education to become owners of a tortilla factory and two restaurants in El Paso. She graduated from El Paso High School and went on to study at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas, where she received a bachelor's degree in social work. She was raised Roman Catholic. After her marriage, she and her husband moved to California to realize his dream of starting an automotive business. During a period of dissatisfaction with her career as a social worker,

neg: Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) for its award-winning drill teams, high unit assessments, and the success of its graduates outside of high school. The program has had two cadets move into the U.S. military academies. GreatSchools.net Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) Franklin High School is a public high school located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, which is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It opened in 1993. Its name refers to the nearby Franklin Mountains. The student population of the school is between 2,000 and 3,000 annually. Since April 2017, the principal has been Shawn Mena. Franklin's middle school

neg: Agua Dulce, El Paso County, Texas Agua Dulce, El Paso County, Texas Agua Dulce (Spanish: "sweet water", i.e. fresh water) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,014 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79928. Agua Dulce is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 738 people, 179 households, and 158 families residing in the CDP. The population density

neg: Manhattan Heights (El Paso, Texas neighborhood) garden were part of a Civil Works Administration project and the gardens were completed by 1935. The Hill Top Gardens won a "Better Homes and Gardens" contest in 1938. St. Alban's Episcopal church, a mission of the first Protestant church in El Paso, Church of St. Clement, was dedicated on December 11, 1921. Manhattan Heights (El Paso, Texas neighborhood) Manhattan Heights (also known as Memorial Park) is a historic district and neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Federal Copper Company operated a smelter in the area that

neg: Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) Franklin High School is a public high school located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, which is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It opened in 1993. Its name refers to the nearby Franklin Mountains. The student population of the school is between 2,000 and 3,000 annually. Since April 2017, the principal has been Shawn Mena. Franklin's middle school feeder schools include: Brown Middle School, Hornedo Middle School, and Lincoln Middle School. Franklin's elementary school feeder schools include: Polk, Lundy, Tippin, Kohlberg, Oran Roberts, Rosa Guerrero, Mitzi Bond, and Herrera

neg: History of El Paso, Texas been first mixed in the El Paso-Juárez area at Tommy's Place Bar on July 4, 1945 by Francisco "Pancho" Morales. Morales originally left bartending in Mexico to become a US citizen. He is listed in the Texas Almanac's Sesquicentennial Edition (1857–2007, under M) Obituaries of famous Texans. His story is best captured in an October 1973 Texas Monthly article "The Man Who Invented the Margarita" by Brad Cooper, and later in his obituary in the Washington Post on January 2, 1997. From the Second World War until the 1980s, El Paso grew rapidly into a sprawling city. The expansion of

neg: El Paso Rhinos El Paso Rhinos The El Paso Rhinos are an Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team, based in El Paso, Texas. The Rhinos compete as part of the Midwest Division of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). Their home games are played at the County Events Center located within the El Paso County Coliseum complex. In 2006, retired former El Paso Buzzards professional hockey player Cory Herman founded the El Paso Rhinos. The Buzzards had ceased operations in 2003 and Herman wanted to bring ice hockey back to the city of El Paso. The franchise’s first season in the WSHL

neg: Manhattan Heights (El Paso, Texas neighborhood) Manhattan Heights (El Paso, Texas neighborhood) Manhattan Heights (also known as Memorial Park) is a historic district and neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Federal Copper Company operated a smelter in the area that would later become Manhattan Heights between June 9, 1899 and December 1, 1908. The smelter was designed by architects, Buchanan and Allen, and ore processing began on September 10, 1901. The copper company's smelter was demolished by 1912 to make way for a residential area. On October 12, 1912, the area was sold

neg: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas residents was received before leaving to settle elsewhere. The first ward in Texas was organized in El Paso on October 11, 1918. It was originally part of the Juarez (Mexico) Stake, but was later transferred to the St. Joseph (Arizona) Stake. The Mexican Mission headquarters was located in El Paso from 1919 to 1929. The El Paso Texas Stake became the first stake in Texas on September 21, 1952, with Edward V. Turley Sr. as President. Note: While some temple districts contain stakes located outside Texas, only the stakes in Texas are listed. Furthermore, several congregations in Texas are contained

neg: El Paso and Southwestern Railroad 2006, the El Paso and Southwestern Freight Depot in El Paso, Texas, built in 1903 and designed by Daniel Burnham, was placed on Preservation Texas's Most Endangered Places list. El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1 locomotive is preserved at El Paso, Texas. Southern Pacific 3420, a Baldwin 2-8-0 light consolidation, oil burning, former EP&SW engine, is stored at the Phelps Dodge copper refinery in El Paso, Texas. El Paso and Southwestern Railroad The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad was a short-line American railway company which operated in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with line extensions across the international border

neg: El Paso–Juárez El Paso–Juárez El Paso–Juárez, also known as Juárez–El Paso, the Borderplex or Paso del Norte, is a binational metropolitan area, or conurbation, on the border between Mexico and the United States. The region is centered on two large cities: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and El Paso, Texas, U.S. Additionally, nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. is sometimes included as part of the region, referred to as El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces or El Paso–Juárez–Southern New Mexico. With over 2.7 million people, this binational region is the 2nd largest metropolitan area (San Diego–Tijuana being the largest) on the United States–Mexico border. The El

neg: Woman's Club of El Paso Woman's Club of El Paso The Woman's Club of El Paso was founded in the late nineteenth century, and during that time was the only woman's organization in El Paso, Texas. The Woman's Club also allowed women in El Paso to become involved in community service and activism. The building which is the home for the club is located on 1400 N. Mesa Drive, and was erected in 1916. The club, now a non-profit organization, traces its official origins back to 1894, and continues to provide an "educational and cultural center for its members." The building is registered in the

neg: El Paso BOTA Port of Entry El Paso BOTA Port of Entry The El Paso BOTA Port of Entry, located at the Bridge Of The Americas (BOTA), connecting Mexican Federal Highway 45 to the south and Interstate 110 to the north, is El Paso's highest volume border crossing, carrying more than half the vehicles (trucks and passenger cars) entering El Paso, Texas from Mexico. This is due in large part to the fact that BOTA is the only bridge in between Mexico and Texas that does not charge a toll. It is a "Class A" service port with a full range of cargo processing functions, and

neg: El Paso Rumble El Paso Rumble The El Paso Rumble were a charter member of the original Intense Football League of 2004. They played at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. They only played for one year. They were winless at 0-16. The team nearly earned their only win in San Angelo, Texas (first Saturday of August 2004) against the San Angelo Stampede, but on the last play of the game, a high snap caused the game-winning field goal attempt to be wide right and the Rumble lost 23-22. When the league originally folded, other teams joined different leagues, like

neg: Paul Moreno Paul Moreno Pablo (Paul) Cruz Moreno (April 28, 1931 – September 1, 2017) was State Representative for the 77th District of El Paso, Texas, USA. He was born in Alamogodo, NM but raised in El Paso's El Segundo Barrio, and after high school he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps serving in the Korean War. He received his BBA from the University of Texas El Paso, and attended but did not complete his JD from the University of Texas at Austin. Moreno was first elected to the Texas House in 1967 and served for 40 years becoming the "conscience" of

neg: Kate Moore Brown was raised in Sherman, Texas where she took music lessons at the North Texas Female College. Brown's sister, Francis Moore, would later become a well-known pianist in New York. Brown came to El Paso in 1886 with her family. She served as a bridesmaid for Anne Buford, who married into the Magoffin family in 1887. Brown was in the first graduating class of El Paso High School, and was one of the two graduates in 1887. When she graduated, she went with her father to San Diego, California where she received a second high school diploma from a high school

neg: El Paso, Texas Hills and Country Club neighborhoods. It is one of the fastest-growing areas of El Paso. West central El Paso is located north of Interstate 10 and west of the Franklin Mountains. The University of Texas at El Paso and the Cincinnati Entertainment district are located in the heart of the area. Historic districts Kern Place and Sunset Heights are in this part of town. Kern Place was founded in 1914 by Peter E. Kern, for whom the neighborhood was named. The homes of Kern Place are unique in architecture and some were built by residents themselves. One of the better

neg: El Paso Times El Paso Times The El Paso Times is the newspaper for the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas. The paper was founded in 1881 by Marcellus Washington Carrico. It originally started out as a weekly but within a year's time, it became the daily newspaper for the frontier town. The newspaper has an approximate daily circulation of 65,000 and 125,000 on Sundays. The paper is the only English-language daily in El Paso (when the El Paso Herald-Post, an afternoon paper, closed in 1997), but often competes with the Spanish-language "El Diario de El Paso," an offshoot of "El Diario de

neg: History of El Paso, Texas Airfield is expected to be larger than the current space at Fort Bliss. Beginning in mid 2008, El Paso decided to reinvest in their downtown, with a full redevelopment initiative. History of El Paso, Texas Founded as El Paso del Norte (at what is now Ciudad Juárez, Mexico) by Spanish Franciscan friars at an important mountain pass, the area became a small agricultural producer though most settlement was south of the river where modern Mexico lies. The city was considered part of New Mexico under Spanish Conquerors and was tied economically to Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Chihuahuan mining

neg: History of El Paso, Texas paseños as the region was a part of Chihuahua. However, after Texas' annexation by the United States the boundary of the state was claimed to include what would become this important trading center. As railroads were built through the area it boomed as a commercial center. The World Wars and the Texas Oil Boom helped develop the city further. As international trade has become increasingly important in the U.S., and Juárez has grown as a manufacturing center, El Paso's economic importance has continued to expand. Archeological evidence at the Keystone Wetlands and Hueco Tanks sites indicates thousands of years of

neg: Del Valle High School (El Paso, Texas) Del Valle High School (El Paso, Texas) Del Valle High is a public high school located on the southeast side of El Paso, Texas. DV, as it is commonly called, is part of the Ysleta Independent School District, serving about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12. Its feeder schools are Valley View Middle School and a quarter percent of Camino Real Middle School. Mr.Acuna took over as Principal at Del Valle High School at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. As of 2011, Del Valle is considered a "recognized school" by the TEA association. In 2013 The Texas

neg: Dan Tucker (lawman) in Colorado, but had fled after stabbing a man to death. He was also said to have killed men in El Paso, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico, but these claims were never confirmed. The only known facts were that he had ridden with outlaw John Kinney and that he did, after arriving in New Mexico, take part in the El Paso Salt War. One of the first incidents of violence in which Tucker took part after accepting his new job occurred in 1876 and was witnessed by Sheriff Whitehill's son, Wayne Whitehill, who was then a child but able

neg: El Paso High School El Paso High School El Paso High School is the oldest operating high school in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It serves the West-Central section of the city, roughly west of the Franklin Mountains and north of Interstate 10 to the vicinity of Executive Center Boulevard. It is fed by Wiggs Middle School, into which the three elementary schools in its feeder pattern, Lamar, Mesita, and Vilas, graduate. "The Lady on the Hill," as El Paso High is nicknamed, sits on a mountainside at the foot of the Franklin Mountains overlooking the

neg: Chase Tower (El Paso) Chase Tower (El Paso) Chase Tower is an office building located in El Paso, Texas, United States. The Chase is located at 201 East Main Drive in El Paso. It is a very prominent part of the El Paso skyline and is most visible heading eastbound on I-10. It is the second tallest skyscraper in El Paso, behind Wells Fargo Plaza. Currently, the building serves as an office for multiple law firms and businesses as well as bank services. It was built in the international style of architecture, which was very popular during the time period in which the building

neg: El Paso Golf Classic the El Paso tournament withdrew the name of IOS as a sponsor for the tournament and the event was renamed the El Paso Golf Classic. Tournament names through the years: El Paso Golf Classic The El Paso Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 2002 through 2008. It took place at the Underwood Golf Complex in El Paso, Texas. The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and included a pre-tournament pro-am event,

neg: El Paso Community College El Paso Community College El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a community college district headquartered in El Paso, Texas, United States. EPCC operates five campuses in the Greater El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of EPCC is all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas. El Paso Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association competing in Region V and the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. EPCC's sports teams are known as the Tejanos. They compete in baseball, softball,

neg: R. Ewing Thomason He served in senior status in El Paso until his death there on November 8, 1973. He was interred in Restlawn Cemetery. Thomason did not normally use his first name and was known as R. Ewing Thomason or Ewing Thomason. El Paso County Hospital District's University Medical Center, was named in his honor for about fifty years, until 2009. R. Ewing Thomason Robert Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of

neg: El Paso Independent School District El Paso Independent School District The El Paso Independent School District (or EPISD) is the largest school districts serving El Paso, Texas (USA). Originally organized in 1883, it is currently the largest district in the Texas Education Agency's Educational Service Center (ESC) Region 19, as well as the largest district within the city of El Paso and El Paso County. The EPISD also provides public education to the children of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss. The district headquarters are located in El Paso. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. The

neg: Dee Margo Dee Margo Donald "Dee" Margo (born February 4, 1952) is an American businessman who is the 54th and current mayor of the city of El Paso, Texas. On June 10, 2017, he became the mayor-elect of El Paso after winning the runoff part of the city's mayoral election of 2017 against David Saucedo. Margo served a term in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, representing the 78th district, which covers parts of El Paso County, having defeated current Democratic Party member and Texas state representative Joe Moody. Moody defeated Margo in a rematch in 2012. Donald Margo

neg: Horizon City, Texas Horizon City, Texas Horizon City is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,735, reflecting an increase of 11,502 from the 5,233 counted in the 2000 Census. As of July 1, 2017, the population estimate for the city from the U.S. Census was 19,562. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area and is situated to the immediate east of the city of El Paso. Horizon City is located at (31.682315, −106.196127). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of

neg: Fabens, Texas Fabens, Texas Fabens is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,257 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79836 and 79838. Fabens is the birthplace of jockey Bill Shoemaker. Fabens is located at (31.505072, -106.154129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.52%, is water. Fabens is about southeast of El Paso along the Rio Grande and Interstate Highway 10. Most visitors

neg: University of Texas at El Paso melody of his Grammy Award-winning Country & Western hit "El Paso". This gave UTEP a fight song all its own, to a tune recognized across the nation. University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the U.S. to have a majority Mexican American student population (about 80%) after the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the university's School of Engineering is the nation's top producer of Hispanic engineers with

neg: Hurricane John (2006) including a total of 8 inches (200 mm) in Whitharral and more than 3 inches (75 mm) in El Paso, Texas. The rainfall flooded many roads in southwestern Texas, including a ½ mile (800 m) portion of Interstate 10 in El Paso. A slick runway at El Paso International Airport delayed a Continental Airlines jet when its tires were stuck in mud. Rainfall from John in El Paso, combined with an unusually wet year, resulted in twice the normal annual rainfall, and caused 2006 to be the ninth wettest year on record by September. Damage totaled about $100,000 (2006 USD)

neg: El Paso Herald-Post El Paso Herald-Post The El Paso Herald-Post was an afternoon daily newspaper in El Paso, Texas, USA. It was the successor to the El Paso Herald, first published in 1881, and the El Paso Post, founded by the E. W. Scripps Company in 1922. The papers merged in 1931 under Scripps ownership. The "Herald-Post" was nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes in 1987 for a story about a Mexican drug lord and for its literacy campaign. It later launched the El Paso area's first online news site in 1996. When the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain shut the paper down in 1997, it

neg: El Paso, Texas were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over. El Paso has a diversified economy focused primarily within international trade, military, government civil service, oil and gas, health care, tourism and service sectors. The El Paso metro area had a GDP of $23.03 billion in 2017. There was also $92 billion worth of trade in 2012. Over the past 15 years the city has become a significant location for American-based call centers. Cotton, fruit, vegetables, and livestock are also produced in the area. El Paso has added a significant

neg: Culture of El Paso national monuments, one national memorial and a national forest. Culture of El Paso The culture of El Paso, Texas is influenced both heavily by American and Mexican cultures due to its position as a border town, its large Hispanic population, and its history as part of Spanish America and Mexico. El Paso is home to a number of cultural events and festivals. El Paso also hosts various theaters, museums, and other cultural sites. "Amigo Airsho" is one of El Paso's premier events, and is ranked as one of the top ten air shows in the country. The show is filled

neg: Culture of El Paso Culture of El Paso The culture of El Paso, Texas is influenced both heavily by American and Mexican cultures due to its position as a border town, its large Hispanic population, and its history as part of Spanish America and Mexico. El Paso is home to a number of cultural events and festivals. El Paso also hosts various theaters, museums, and other cultural sites. "Amigo Airsho" is one of El Paso's premier events, and is ranked as one of the top ten air shows in the country. The show is filled with air entertainment and ground activities. Acts include the

neg: Northeast El Paso Northeast El Paso Northeast El Paso is part of the city of El Paso, Texas and is located north of Central El Paso, and east of the Franklin Mountains. Its southern boundary is variously given as Fred Wilson Boulevard or Cassidy Road and Van Buren Avenue, and it extends northward to the New Mexico state line; some portions of this region lie outside the city limits, including parts of Franklin Mountains State Park and areas of Fort Bliss: the Logan area of Fort Bliss around Chapin High School and Castner Range, an old firing range northwest of Hondo Pass Avenue

neg: Chihuahuita, Texas in 2008 on the Mexico-United States border, with part of it bordering Chihuahuita, it blocked the view of the green Rio Grande and canal area. Residents say that the fence has stopped illegal immigration in the area. Some residents report that they miss being able to swim in the canal. An exhibit featuring Chihuahuita opened at the El Paso Museum of History in 2014. Chihuahuita is the oldest area of El Paso. It is located in the southern-most area of the city and is between downtown El Paso and the rail yards. It lies along the Mexico-United States border. When

neg: Northeast El Paso complain about dust and damage to the Franklin Mountains due to the operation of the Hugh McMillan's rock quarry in 1953. The quarry was located near McKelligan Canyon. Northeast El Paso Northeast El Paso is part of the city of El Paso, Texas and is located north of Central El Paso, and east of the Franklin Mountains. Its southern boundary is variously given as Fred Wilson Boulevard or Cassidy Road and Van Buren Avenue, and it extends northward to the New Mexico state line; some portions of this region lie outside the city limits, including parts of Franklin Mountains State

neg: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso a college within TTUHSC El Paso, was too costly and at that time not necessary but may be necessitated in the future. On May 20, 2013 Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill establishing the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso as its own independent school within the Texas Tech University System. The signing of Senate Bill 120 gave the El Paso campus its own administration and took effect in 2015. In 2012, the Lubbock campus expanded its Biomedical Sciences program to El Paso. The inaugural class in El Paso was admitted in the Spring of 2013. TTUHSC El

neg: El Paso, Texas New Mexico State University where the school offers in-state tuition to El Paso County residents. The El Paso Community College serves most of the area as well as several technical schools and for profit schools. El Pasoans also have access to the Doña Ana Community College with campuses in Sunland Park, Anthony and Chaparral, New Mexico: This community college is a part of the New Mexico State University system. El Paso area students primarily attend public schools in four school districts, El Paso Independent School District, Ysleta Independent School District, Socorro Independent School District and Canutillo Independent School District. Numerous

neg: El Paso International Airport El Paso International Airport El Paso International Airport (, ) is a public airport four miles (6 km) northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is the largest commercial airport in West Texas and southern New Mexico, handling 2,929,362 passengers in 2017. The airport is primarily for the El Paso–Las Cruces Combined Statistical Area. The City of El Paso built the first El Paso Municipal Airport near the east side of the Franklin Mountains in 1928. The airport was closed by 1945 and in more recent times has been home to the Jobe Concrete

neg: Eliot Shapleigh he also received the Legislator of Excellence Award from the Texas Independent Living Council for his part in protecting and advancing the rights of Texans with disabilities. Shapleigh was also named the "Conscience of the Senate" by Texas Monthly magazine due to the commitment and integrity he displayed during the 2005 legislative session. Local honors stem from Shapleigh's commitment to his community. He was awarded the Conquistador Award by the El Paso City Council and named El Pasoan of the Year by El Paso Inc. for his work in bringing a four-year medical school to the community. El Paso Mental

neg: Ysleta, El Paso, Texas 1878 after the Salt War period. In response, the people of Ysleta incorporated as a Texas city in 1880. There were internal disputes as to whether the tax burden was worth the status as a city. There was also much opposition from the growing community of El Paso as to whether an "Indian" city should be the county seat. The railroad did not come to Ysleta, and in a strongly disputed election in which counted votes were nearly three times the number of voters, the county seat was moved to El Paso in 1883. The town government dissolved in 1895.

neg: El Paso, Texas to be completed by late 2016. The hospital will be affiliated with the Texas Tech Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. El Paso is also home to the Medical Center of the Americas, an integrated complex of medical facilities anchored by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, its primary teaching hospital University Medical Center, the El Paso Psychiatric Center and by the new El Paso Children's Hospital. It is also site to the future Cardwell Collaborative biomedical research park and the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing. El Paso is served

neg: Eduardo Balderas His family moved to Torreón México when he was a young child. They later moved to El Paso, Texas. It was in El Paso in 1918 that the family joined the LDS Church. Balderas served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Arizona and California from 1929-1931. He then worked in a lumber yard in Ciudad Juárez and also evenings doing translation work for the LDS Mission office in El Paso, the headquarters of the Spanish-American mission. As part of this later work, in 1934 Balderas began assisting Antoine R. Ivins in translating the "Doctrine and Covenants" into Spanish.

neg: William D. Hawkins the muscular damage by massage and he could walk again. When he was five, the family moved to El Paso, Texas; when he was eight, his father died and his mother had to seek outside employment. She was employed as the secretary to a high school principal and, later, as a teacher in the El Paso Technical Institute. An excellent student, he skipped fifth grade at LaMar and Alta Vista Schools and graduated from El Paso High School when he was 16. He won a scholarship to the Texas College of Mines, where he studied engineering. During summer vacations, he

neg: Ysleta, El Paso, Texas Ysleta, El Paso, Texas Ysleta is a community in El Paso, Texas. Ysleta was settled between October 9 and October 12, 1680, when Spanish conquistadors, Franciscan clerics and Tigua Indians took refuge along the southern bank of the Rio Grande. These people were fleeing the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. Ysleta is the oldest European settlement in the area that is the present-day U.S. state of Texas. Antonio de Otermín, the Spanish Governor, placed Fray Francisco de Ayeta as administrator of the refugee camp of those fleeing Popé's rebellion in 1680. The refugee camp and mission was placed about 3

neg: 2007 UTEP Miners football team 2007 UTEP Miners football team The 2007 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Price. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. Texas Tech defeated the University of Texas at El Paso, 45-31. Texas Tech got on the scoreboard first when Kobey Lewis rushed up the middle for a one-yard touchdown with Alex Trlica making the point after. UTEP answered with an eight-yard pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Jeff Moturi for a touchdown.

neg: El Paso, Texas Texas 20 also includes portions of Texas Avenue in central El Paso, Mesa Street from Downtown to the West Side, and Doniphan Drive on the West Side. Northeast El Paso is connected to West El Paso by Transmountain Road (Loop 375). The city also shares four international bridges and one railbridge with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. In 2009, El Paso was home to number 52, number 98, and number 100 of the 100 most congested roads in Texas, which are, respectively: North Zaragoza Road between Sun Fire Boulevard and Interstate 10; Lee Trevino Drive between Montana Avenue and Interstate 10; and

neg: Montgomery Building (El Paso, Texas) Montgomery Building (El Paso, Texas) The Montgomery Building is the last surviving false-front structure and the oldest existing business building in the City of El Paso, Texas. The Montgomery Building was built as the American El Paso, as opposed to a Mexican El Paso, underwent a great transformation from a dusty adobe village to a thriving city following the arrival of the railroad on May 13, 1881. The Southern Pacific Railroad had just arrived in El Paso and two other railroads were approaching the outskirts of the county. A great commercial building boom followed as lumber and brick structures, some

neg: Cathedral High School (El Paso, Texas) Cathedral High School (El Paso, Texas) Cathedral High School is a private, Catholic high school for young men in Downtown El Paso, Texas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso which owns and administers the school. The school has just over 500 students and draws students from El Paso County, Ciudad Juárez and New Mexico. College courses, taught at Cathedral High School in conjunction with El Paso Community College, afford junior and senior students the opportunity to complete their first year of college while still a Cathedral student. The school considers its programs in Campus ministry,

neg: El Paso Times the paper is known in the city, has reporters covering several beats: "Times" prices are $1.50 daily & $2 Sunday/Thanksgiving Day. El Paso Times The El Paso Times is the newspaper for the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas. The paper was founded in 1881 by Marcellus Washington Carrico. It originally started out as a weekly but within a year's time, it became the daily newspaper for the frontier town. The newspaper has an approximate daily circulation of 65,000 and 125,000 on Sundays. The paper is the only English-language daily in El Paso (when the El Paso Herald-Post, an afternoon

neg: El Paso, Texas as the most populous in the nation with over 114,000 people. Its neighborhoods are mainly middle-class, but does have a considerable number of affluent neighborhoods. East El Paso is noted also for its ridges and cliffs which offer desirable views of the lower valley, the Franklin Mountains and downtown El Paso. It also possesses the greatest number of entertainment venues in the city. Formerly known as the lower valley, it includes part of Eastside and all lower valley districts. It is the third largest area of the city, behind east El Paso and central El Paso. Hawkins Road and Interstate

neg: El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1 restored. As part of the restoration work, the bell clapper was returned on June 20, 2002, and reinstalled. The restored engine was placed in the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso in 2003. El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1 El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1 is a 4-4-0 type steam locomotive, preserved in El Paso, Texas. The engine was built in 1857 by Breese, Kneeland, and Company of Jersey City, New Jersey, and is the only locomotive built by that firm still in existence. It was a wood burner built for the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad Company

neg: El Paso–Juárez de Chihuahua) with formal programs of exchange for scholars and students. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso plays a major part in the region because it is one of the few stand alone Medical Schools, where they work closely with Doctors Without Borders. New Mexico State University in Las Cruces is an additional major university in the area. Other area colleges include Universidad Tecnológica de Ciudad Juárez (Technological University of Ciudad Juárez), Western Technical College-El Paso, and Vista College (El Paso and Las Cruces). El Paso Community College and Doña Ana Community College provide supplemental higher-education opportunities for

neg: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso contributing to literature dealing with Hispanics and diseases that affect the El Paso area—diabetes, obesity, and depression. In 2005 TTUHSC El Paso launched the Infinity Campaign, seeking to raise $25-million of private funds towards the building of the four-year medical school in El Paso. On August 4, 2007, Paul Foster, President and CEO of Western Refining, made a $50-million donation to the school. This is the largest donation in the history of the Texas Tech University System. The Infinity Campaign concluded on May 27, 2008. Including the Foster contribution, it netted $83-million, $58-million above its goal. When the medical school

neg: El Paso Golf Classic El Paso Golf Classic The El Paso Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 2002 through 2008. It took place at the Underwood Golf Complex in El Paso, Texas. The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and included a pre-tournament pro-am event, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The benefiting charity for the El Paso Golf Classic was

neg: Plaza Hotel (El Paso, Texas) time the name changed to the Plaza Hotel. In 2008, the owner Paul L. Foster announced that the Plaza Hotel would undergo extensive renovations. Historical markers located on the Plaza Hotel include the First Kindergarten in Texas and The Woman’s Club of El Paso. Historical markers located in the vicinity of the hotel include Chinatown and the Anson Mills Building. Both markers are located across Mills Avenue at El Paso Street. Plaza Hotel (El Paso, Texas) The Plaza Hotel, formerly the Hilton Hotel, is a landmark skyscraper located at 106 Mills Avenue in El Paso, Texas, USA. The hotel was