The El Paso area was inhabited for centuries by various Indian groups before the Spaniards came. .... State School of Mines and Metallurgy opened in 1914, held its first commencement in 1916, changed its name to Texas Western College in 1949, and became the University of Texas at El Paso in 1967. read more
El Paso was originally the name of the Mexican City across the river. What we know today as El Paso was originally named Franklin. When the Mexican city renamed itself in honor of the revolutionary hero Benito Juarez, Franklin adopted the name El Paso for itself. read more
El Paso is also home to the Medical Center of the Americas, an integrated complex of medical facilities anchored by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, its primary teaching hospital University Medical Center, the El Paso Psychiatric Center and by the new El Paso Children's Hospital. read more