El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, making it the ninth-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 22nd-most populous city in the United States.The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1871.

El Paso (/ ɛ l ˈ p æ s oʊ /; Spanish: "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas.The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the sixth-largest city in Texas, and the second-largest city in the Southwestern United States behind Phoenix, Arizona.

On August 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States.In the terrorist attack, a far-right individual killed 23 people and injured 23 others. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime. The shooting has been described as the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern …

El Paso High is known for its cross country, track and field, tennis, and volleyball programs. The Tiger varsity tennis team made history on October 15, 2009, when they defeated the Burges High School (El Paso, Texas) Mustangs and became the first team in school history to win the UIL District 1-4A Team Tennis Championship in the fall.. El Paso High has a fierce rivalry with the …

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.

Archeological evidence at the ((Keystone Wetlands)) and Hueco Tanks sites indicates thousands of years of human settlement within the El Paso region. A hueco is a Spanish term for a hollowed out cavity for holding water, or for pounding maize.The inhabitants during this era were maize farmers. One of the two thousand images at Hueco Tanks is of a black and white figure of …

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas.. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Texas.There are 13 districts, one National Historic Landmark, 45 individual properties, and one former property listed on the National Register in the county.

La batalla de El Álamo (23 de febrero-6 de marzo de 1836) fue un conflicto militar crucial en la Revolución de Texas que consistió en un asedio de 13 días de duración, desde su inicio el 23 de febrero hasta el asalto final del 6 de marzo de 1836. Enfrentó al ejército de México, encabezado por el presidente Antonio López de Santa Anna, contra una milicia de secesionistas texanos, …

El Paso County Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located in El Paso, Texas.It opened on May 21, 1942 and was built originally to support a rodeo and livestock show, but later expanded to cater other types of events. A variety of events that have been held at the Coliseum have included hockey, high school graduations, basketball, boxing, circus, concerts, dog shows, flower …

El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán) is a peak in Culberson County, Texas, located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The 10th-highest peak in Texas at 8,085 ft (2,464 m), El Capitan is part of the Guadalupe Mountains, an exposed portion of a Permian period reef uplifted and exposed by tectonic activity during the late Cretaceous period. The southern terminus of the Guadalupe …