Portability Information
Contact Information:
Pat Gonzalez (915) 849-3613
Sergio Esquivel (915) 849-3793
El Paso stands on the Rio Grande (Rνo Bravo del Norte), across the border from Ciudad Juαrez, Chihuahua, Mexico. El Paso Fort Bliss, one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and lies to the east and northeast of the city, with training areas extending north into New Mexico, up to the White Sands Missile Range and neighboring Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo.
The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections, the western half forming the beginnings of the Mesilla Valley and with the eastern slopes connecting in the central business district at the south end of the mountain range.
As of December 3, 2007, El Paso is ranked the second safest city in the US with a population greater than 500,000.
City Mayor: John Cook
City Manager: Joyce Wilson
Population: 613,190 (2008 US Census)
Time Zone: Mountain
Area Code: 915
City Web site: http://www.elpasotexas.gov/
Public School Districts
Canutillo Independent School District
El Paso Independent School District
Socorro Independent School District
Ysleta Independent School District
Two-year Colleges and Universities
El Paso Community College
International Business College
Western Technical College
Four-year colleges and satellite campuses
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Campus
Texas Tech College of Architecture at El Paso
University of Phoenix-Santa Teresa, NM Campus
Park University
Webster University
Medical School
Texas Tech University-Paul Foster School of Medicine
Public Libraries
Web site: http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/library/
Largest Employers (2006 estimates)
El Paso Independent School District 8,663
Fort Bliss (civilian employees) 6,803
Ysleta Independent School District 6,500
City of El Paso 6,264
University of Texas at El Paso 4,871
Socorro Independent School District 3,995
Sierra Providence Health Network 3,761
El Paso Community College 3,728
Wal-Mart 3,706
El Paso County 2,700
Las Palmas and Del Sol Regional Health Care System 2,244
Echostar 2,012
Hospitals
Del Sol Medical Center
Las Palmas Del Sol Rehab. Hospital
Las Palmas Medical Center
Horizon Specialty Hospital
University Medical Center- The city's general hospital and the only Level I trauma center in the area
Rio Vista Rehab. Hospital
Sierra Medical Center
Southwestern General Hospital
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Providence Memorial Hospital
Physicians Hospital
Highlands Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Sierra East medical center
Climate
El Paso is known as the Sun City for its warm and arid climate. Summers are very hot and its winters dry. Temperatures range from an average high of 57.2 °F (14.0 °C) and an average low of 32.9 °F (0.5 °C) in January to an average high of 95.3 °F (35.2 °C) in June and an average low of 72.0 °F (22.2 °C) in July. Rainfall averages 9.35 inches (237 mm) per year, most of which occurs during the summer from July through September.
Local Attractions:
13 museums, 2 indoor and 1 outdoor theaters, the El Paso Zoo, Western Playland, Wet and Wild Water World, and the Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
Nearby Attractions:
Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands National Monument, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Source: El Paso, Texas (2010). Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia retrieved on April 28, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_paso,_tx
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