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Founded as El Paso del Norte, an important mountain pass, El Paso's the only major Texas city on Mountain Time, alas.
Separated from Mexico by the Rio Grande border, El Paso joined our state by the 1850 Compromise's order.
"Sun City" is the "Six-Shooter Capital's" popular new nickname, and every August, the Fiesta de las Flores is a beautiful claim to fame.
Fun Facts About El Paso
- 🌄The westernmost city in Texas, sitting in the Mountain Time Zone
- ☀️Known as "Sun City" with over 300 days of sunshine per year
- 🌸Fiesta de las Flores celebrates the city's culture every August
- 🏔️Originally called "El Paso del Norte" (The Pass of the North)
- 🇲🇽Shares a border with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico across the Rio Grande
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