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El Paso (/ ɛ l ˈ p æ s oʊ /; Spanish: [el ˈpaso]; lit. ' the route ' or ' the pass ') is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, [5] making it the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the sixth-most populous city in Texas. [8]
Juan de Oñate, was the New Spain, born in present-day Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, first explorer to arrive at the Rio Grande near El Paso (near the current small town of San Elizario, which is about 30 miles (48 km) downstream of El Paso), where he ordered his expedition party to rest and where the official act of possession, La Toma, was executed and celebrated, on April 30, 1598.
State Highway Loop 375. Loop 375 is a beltway that partially encircles the city of El Paso, Texas. The beltway is mostly a freeway, except for its northern section, which includes at-grade intersections. The highway passes through various areas of El Paso, funneling traffic within and around the city. The road is known locally under different ...
El Paso County, Texas. / 31.77°N 106.24°W / 31.77; -106.24. El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, [ 1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, [ 2] the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the ...
El Paso metropolitan area. The El Paso metropolitan area, officially the El Paso metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – El Paso and (since 2013) Hudspeth – in far West Texas, anchored by the city of El Paso. As of the 2020 United States Census, the MSA had a ...
On August 3, 2019, 23 citizens of 3 countries —The United States of America, Mexico, and Germany— were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. In solidarity with El Paso, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, Fort Bliss, presented a memorial memento to Walmart consisting of 23 chips each inscribed with the three ...
Franklin Mountains State Park is a state park in El Paso, Texas, United States. The park is named after the Franklin Mountains, a mountainous range that extends 23 mi (37 km) from El Paso to New Mexico. Its headquarters are located at an elevation of 5,426 feet (1,654 m) with the highest peak, North Franklin Mountain, reaching 7,192 feet (2,192 ...
One person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, the El Paso Police Department said. The collision happened shortly after 3:30 a.m., Dec. 5, and westbound lanes closed.