Public works brighten the desert in El Paso In the vast desert of West Texas, El Paso is bringing color to the landscape. Since 2006, the city has reserved two percent of the budget of all capital improvement projects for public artwork. Since then, El Paso’s Public Art Program has com- pleted more than 50
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El Paso’s love for the legendary sloppy taco
Originally called El Valle Kennels and established in 1935, Barkerhaus Kennels is the oldest operational kennel in El Paso. Although the name implies a spin on the sound of a dog’s voice, Barkerhaus is actually named after founders Stephen and Frances Barker. Originally from Missouri, the Barkers moved to El Paso in 1929. Mr. Barker
Mountain Zone TV is the oldest family-operated business in Alpine, and one of the oldest in the region. In 1956, broadcast television was non-existent in the Trans-Pecos mountainous area of Brewster, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. And, the technology for rebroadcasting television signals did not exist yet. But that would soon change. After being discharged
As its name would imply, the Museum of the Big Bend provides an excellent introduction to the Big Bend region.…
There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a rock shelter in the Lower…
Vast, remote, and wild, beautiful Big Bend National Park attracts over 500,000 visitors (mostly Texans) each year. They come to…
Trappings of Texas is the longest running western art and cowboy gear exhibit and sale in the country. Established in…
Using the words of noted historian Lonn Taylor in his forward for retired sheriff Carl Williams’ book: “More than a…
Billy the Kid was one of several aliases, but he was born Henry McCarty in1859. McCarty’s trouble with the law started…
