CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.elpaso.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.elpasocvb.com/

Population:
563662 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1859

County:
El Paso County

Situated opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
El Paso Times

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
El Paso Community College	1972
University of Texas at El Paso	1913

CIVIC INSTITUTIONS

Institution	Type	Founded
El Paso Opera	Opera	1992
El Paso Museum of Art	Museum	1959
El Paso Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	1930
El Paso Public Library	Library	1894
El Paso Zoo	Zoo
National Border Patrol Museum	Museum

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Western Refining	1993
El Paso Electric Company	1901

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeff Bingaman	Politician	3-Oct-1943		US Senator from New Mexico
Jimmy Carl Black	Drummer	1-Feb-1938	1-Nov-2008	Original Mothers of Invention drummer
Don Bluth	Cartoonist	13-Sep-1937		Ex-Disney, created Fievel, Dragon's Lair
Beau Boulter	Politician	23-Feb-1942		Congressman from Texas, 1985-89
Louis Caldera	Government	1-Apr-1956		US Secretary of the Army, 1998-2001
Vikki Carr	Singer	19-Jul-1941		Simplemente Mujer
Thomas Haden Church	Actor	17-Jun-1960		Lowell Mather on Wings
John L. Clendenin	Business	c. 1933		CEO of Bellsouth, 1984-96
Ronald D. Coleman	Politician	29-Nov-1941		Congressman from Texas, 1983-97
Mark Dantonio	Football	9-Mar-1956		Head Coach, Michigan State
Sam Donaldson	Journalist	11-Mar-1934		ABC newscaster, sheep rancher
Eddie Guerrero	Wrestling	9-Oct-1967	13-Nov-2005	Latino Heat
Judith Ivey	Actor	4-Sep-1951		Designing Women
Guy Kibbee	Actor	6-Mar-1882	24-May-1956	Captain January
Barbara Lee	Politician	16-Jul-1946		Anti-war Congresswoman, California 9th
Susana Martinez	Politician	14-Jul-1959		Governor of New Mexico
John Cameron Mitchell	Actor	21-Apr-1963		Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sandra Day O'Connor	Judge	26-Mar-1930		US Supreme Court Justice, 1981-2006
Beto O'Rourke	Politician	26-Sep-1972		Congressman, Texas 16th
Phil Ochs	Singer/Songwriter	19-Dec-1940	9-Apr-1976	50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong
Lupe Ontiveros	Actor	17-Sep-1942	26-Jul-2012	Frequently portrayed maids
Jerry M. Patterson	Politician	25-Oct-1934		Congressman from California, 1975-85
Richard Ramirez	Criminal	29-Feb-1960	7-Jun-2013	Serial killer, The Night Stalker
John Rechy	Author	10-Mar-1934		City of Night
Debbie Reynolds	Actor	1-Apr-1932	28-Dec-2016	Dancer, actress
Nolan Richardson	Basketball	27-Dec-1941		Arkansas Head Coach, 1985-2002
Lynne Roberts	Actor	22-Nov-1919	1-Apr-1978	American character actress
Gene Roddenberry	Screenwriter	19-Aug-1921	24-Oct-1991	Creator of Star Trek
Irene Ryan	Actor	17-Oct-1902	26-Apr-1973	Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies
Alan Tudyk	Actor	16-Mar-1971		Hoban Washburne on Firefly

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Albert Fall	Government	26-Nov-1861	30-Nov-1944	US Interior Secy., Teapot Dome Scandal
Don Haskins	Basketball	14-Mar-1930	7-Sep-2008	UTEP Head Basketball Coach, 1961-99
Sherman Hemsley	Actor	1-Feb-1938	24-Jul-2012	George Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Victoriano Huerta	Head of State	23-Mar-1854	13-Jan-1916	El chacal President of Mexico, 1913-14

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