[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF EL PASO

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                         HON. VERONICA ESCOBAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Ms. ESCOBAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the rich history, 
culture, and community that the City of El Paso has built over the last 
150 years.
  The City of El Paso was officially incorporated in May 1873 by the 
Texas Legislature. Since the inception of the city, we have been 
inextricably linked with Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and communities in 
Southern New Mexico. We are home to the Ysleta del Sur Tigua tribe, the 
University of Texas at El Paso, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, 
and Fort Bliss, our nation's second largest military installation. We 
are a dynamic region, a vibrant metroplex where cultures and traditions 
blend.
  El Paso is known as the `Sun City,' where people can enjoy a 
Chihuahuas or Locomotives game, go on a hike or bike ride on a scenic 
trail in Franklin Mountains State Park, walk through our historic 
downtown, or enjoy the poppies in the spring at the Castner Range 
National Monument. The beauty of our Chihuahuan desert is unmatched. 
And at night, the Star on the Franklin Mountain always shines bright.
  The City of El Paso is one of a kind. Our people are known to be 
warm, friendly, and hardworking. Our city comes together for unifying 
events, as we did for the Chamizal Treaty of 1963 when the United 
States and Mexico came into a peaceful settlement of a century-long 
dispute. We are a community of kindness and good will, one that always 
welcomes the stranger. But we also come together to love and help each 
other during times of great challenge, as we did after the domestic 
terrorist shooting on August 3, 2019 that took 23 souls. El Pasoans are 
resilient, and we have never lost touch with our humanity. '
  I am proud to call the City of El Paso my home and it is my privilege 
to honor the 150th anniversary of our beautiful city. The future is 
bright for our community.

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