el paso

Sure, El Paso has its issues. What big city doesn't? We don't have as many as other big cities do though and that was just validated by yet another accolade for the 915; this one coming from US News & World Report.

SmartAsset just released its 2025 roundup list of the best housing markets in the United States of America and a small Texas city on the border snagged the #1 spot.

There are some mega - employers in the lone star state and some of their headcounts are way, WAY up there. You would be surprised at who the biggest employer in El Paso is. As for the state of Texas overall, a company based in Houston has the most employees.

I'm seriously going to see if I can have either the definition of El Paso changed from "The Pass" to "Under Construction" or our entire city named changed to Los Barriles de Naranja. Here are some projects guaranteed to annoy you somehow over the next couple of weeks ...

Roller Derby is a fun thing to watch. I don't know how women on skates, rocketing around in a circle trying to kill each other ever got to be a thing but it is. We already have that though, this is a new, improved ... safer and more peaceful ... "rolling" derby.

Gunfights were pretty common in 1800's era Texas. The biggest one in Texas however wasn't between the town sheriff and some outlaws, it was between cops and student protestors.

I understand why we need some of these signs. Some are up for safety reasons or they explain rules or laws for example. Others set a policy that makes things go smoother or explains how something should be done.

Two brothers from El Paso recently bought a jet airliner cheap and now they're filming a documentary ... maybe. A 727 passenger jet, once owned by the US Marshal's Service and truly "Con Air", sat, abandoned at the El Paso International Airport for decades before it was finally put up for auction...

El Paso is helping to lower the number of drunk drivers by offering free Uber rides to those who celebrate too much. At the same time though, the city has a policy in place that sort of encourages drunk driving.

El Paso used to have a few car washes attached to gas stations and convenience stores along with a few "do it yourself" spots. Now, they're everywhere. Do we really have that many dirty cars around here? Or, are they - as my daughter suspects - is "washing cars" code for "laundering money"?