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El Paso County, Texas [est. March 1850]
El Paso County, Texas covers 1,015 square miles {2,629 square kilometers}.
The county population is estimated to be 755,000 (2007).
El Paso County, Texas official website
El Paso County, Texas entry at Wikipedia
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
City of El Paso, Texas
The city of El Paso, Texas covers 250.5 square miles {648.8 square kilometers} at an elevation of 3,740 feet (1,140 m).
The city was founded in 1659, became part of Texas in 1848, which was admitted to the Union on 29 December 1845 {the 28th state}.
City of El Paso, Texas official website
City of El Paso, Texas entry at Wikipedia
El Paso Community Foundation [est. 1977]
General Links
El Paso, Texas C.V.B.
El Paso Southwest directory for El Paso & New Mexico & Juarez
Tony Lama Boots [est. 1911]
Rocket Buster handmade custom boots [est. 1989] in Downtown El Paso, TX
Boy Scouts of America Yucca Council [est. 1917] in El Paso area
El Paso & Southwestern RR [1902-1963] ran from Bisbee, Arizona to El Paso, Texas
1910 Rio Grande Valley Bank {now Abdou} Building, 115 N. Mesa Street in Downtown El Paso, TX
1926 Cortez Hotel, 300 N. Mesa Street in El Paso, TX
1930 O.T. Bassett Tower, 301 Texas Avenue in El Paso, TX
El Paso Union Passenger Station [built 1906, rebuilt 1982]
Friends of The El Paso Railroad & Transportation Museum
Bassett Place Mall at I-10 and Geronimo in El Paso, TX
Rhinos ice hockey Teddy's at HInn Airport est 1965 = 6655 Gateway West minor league baseball team EP Diablos www.ElPasoMissionTrailAssociation.com
![Plaza Classic Film Festival [Aug 2011 = #4] in Downtown El Paso, TX](images/ElPasoPlazaClassicFF.jpg)
Plaza Theatre [opened 1930; reopened 3/2006] in Downtown El Paso, TX
Premiere Cinemas 18 multiplex at Bassett Place Mall in El Paso, TX
El Paso Museum of Art [est. 1959]
A Few Important People
Gov. Rick Perry [G.O.P.; since 12/2000]
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison [G.O.P.; since 6/1993]
U.S. Senator John Cornyn [G.O.P.; since 12/2002]
16th Congressional District Democrat Silvestre Reyes
23rd Congressional District (small eastern portion of the county) Democrat Ciro Rodriguez
Print & Broadcast Media
El Paso Times daily newspaper [est. 1881]
El Paso Media Group {website parked}
El Paso Magazine [est. 2000]
¡Sabroso! Southwest Dining & Entertainment Magazine based in Mesilla, NM
Newspaper Tree - El Paso's Online Newspaper
El Paso Scene free monthly/weekly paper in El Paso, TX
Ventanas Magazine [est. 2006] Homebuilders Guide for Southern New Mexico & El Paso, Texas
K.T.E.P. 88.5-FM NPR radio station [est. 1950] in El Paso, TX
K.T.S.M. 'Sunny' 99.9-FM Continous Soft Rock music radio in El Paso, TX
K.T.S.M. 690-AM right-wing propaganda radio in El Paso, TX
X.H.T.O. 104.3 'Hit FM' music radio across the border from El Paso, TX
Food & Beverage
Commonwealth Pub & Grub, 115 Durango Street (near Union Station} in El Paso, TX
The Garden Restaurant & Outdoor Bar [est. 2009] at Union Plaza in El Paso, TX
Luby's Cafeteria chain [est. 1947] - 3 locations in El Paso, TX
The Real Burrit-o, 3535 No. Mesa Street in El Paso, TX
Track One Bar & Restaurant, 1330 Robert E Lee Road in El Paso, TX
Lodging
El Camino Real Hotel [built 1912], 115 El Paso Street in Downtown El Paso, TX
Casa de Sueños Country Inn B&B in nearby La Union, NM
Reading Material & Other Media
browse Travel Books / Texas at Amazon
http://www.elpasosouthwest.com/books.asp
http://www.amazon.com/Historic-Photos-Paso-Sandra-Fye/dp/1596524308/
http://www.amazon.com/Street-Railways-Paso-Images-Rail/dp/0738571148/
http://www.amazon.com/El-Paso-1850-1950-Images-America/dp/0738571202/
http://www.amazon.com/El-Paso-Pictures-Frank-Mangan/dp/0875653502/
"Showtime! From Opera Houses To Picture Palaces In El Paso" [2006]
by Cynthia Farah Haines /0874043034/
"El Paso: A Borderlands History"
"Street Railways of El Paso" [9/2009] by Ronald E. Dawson
http://www.amazon.com/Street-Railways-Paso-Images-Rail/dp/0738571148/
Nearby Cities & Towns
Rio Grande Valley [TX] Chamber of Commerce
www.MesquiteChamber.com
San Elizario, Texas 79849 [est. 1598]
20 miles south of El Paso, Texas
Historic District website •
Wikipedia
Billy The Kid Festival in June celebrates his visit in 1876
San Elizario Historical Society & Museum
Main Street Mercantile galleries & shops in San Elizario, TX
Amado Peña Gallery & Studio in San Elizario, TX
Licon Dairy
The Bookery north of San Elizario, TX
Casa Apodaca (housing El Paso’s first silent movie theatre) in San Elizario, TX
Tigua Indian Cultural Center
restaurant El Meson de Oñate in San Elizario, TX
El Bandido Cantina in San Elizario, TX
'Billy The Kid' Jailhouse [built 1850, restored]
Ciudad Juárez [founded 1659] in Mexico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-City-Ciudad-Economys-Killing/dp/1568586450/
 | "El Sicario (Hit Man): Room 164" docufilm [indep 2010] The fat man in Room 164 tells of his 20 years as a hired killer for the drug lords of Northern Mexico; he wears a black veil for disguise, and after quitting his career had a price of $250,000 put on his head. Co-produced, written & directed by Gianfranco Rosi; postscript to aHarper's magazine article by Charles Bowden DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • credits at IMDb |
 | "El Sicario: The Autobiography of A Mexican Assassin" [2011] Edited, transcribed & translated by Molly Molloy; edited by Charles Bowden The Nation Books 8¼x5½ pb [5/2011] for $10.87 |
 | "8 Murders A Day" documentary film [indep Oct 2011] An investigation of the political, social, and economic forces that have left tens of thousands of innocent Mexicans dead in the border drug turf wars, "perhaps the greatest human rights disaster in the world", terrorism happening 10 feet from the U.S.A. Produced, co-written & directed by Charlie Minn DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • credits at IMDb • official movie site |
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