WHY IS EL PASO IN TEXAS?
![Mural near International Border Crossing as seen with AR viewer](https://newmexicohumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FBBlog-ElPaso.jpg)
By Ellen Dornan
“Today, Southern New Mexicans frequently cross the border to El Paso, TX to enjoy shopping and entertainment, perhaps appreciating the culture without understanding the long history of why El Paso feels so much more familiar than other Texas communities. Arguably, El Paso is the oldest New Mexican settlement. So how did it end up in Texas?”