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El Paso, Texas

El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 649,121. El Paso is the 19th most populous city in the United States and the sixth most populous city in the state of Texas. Its metropolitan area covers all of El Paso County, whose population in 2010 was 800,647. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the border from Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Located at 31.7903, -106.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters located in El Paso, Texas. With an area of about 1,700 square miles, it is the Army's second-largest installation, behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's (United States Army Forces Command) largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area (992,000 acres) behind the National Training Center.

Located at 31.8018, -106.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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El Paso Intelligence Center

The El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) was established in 1974 in response to a study by the Justice Management Division of the U.S. Department of Justice entitled, "A Secure Border. " Recommendation number 7 of this study suggested the establishment of a southwest border intelligence center to be led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and staffed by representatives of that agency, as well as the U.S. Customs Service.

Located at 31.8302, -106.374 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in West Texas. Covering 26,686 square miles, it encompasses the Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler with approximately 668,000 professing members, being 80.8% of the total population, served by 107 priests, 54 parishes and 237 male and female religious. The see is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Located at 31.7903, -106.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mesilla Valley

The Mesilla Valley is a geographic feature of Southern New Mexico and far West Texas. It was formed by repeated heavy spring floods of the Rio Grande. The fertile Mesilla Valley extends from Radium Springs, New Mexico, to the west side of El Paso, Texas. The valley is quite fertile, and is characterized by its few remaining bosques, as well as its native cottonwood trees, and increasingly, by invasive tamarisk, which was introduced in the late 19th century, and is known locally as salt cedar.

Located at 31.7903, -106.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas)

Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso alongside Cathedral High School and Father Yermo. Grades K-5 are coeducational, while grades 6-12 are all girls.

Located at 31.7861, -106.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cielo Vista Mall

Cielo Vista Mall is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Simon Property Group. It is located on El Paso's east side, at Interstate 10 and Hawkins Blvd. , and features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and more than 140 specialty stores. It is the largest of the three malls in the metro area; its sister Simon property, Sunland Park Mall, is second.

Located at 31.7816, -106.391 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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History of El Paso, Texas

The history of El Paso, Texas, in the United States spans a period from the middle of the Spanish Imperial period to modern day. Founded as El Paso del Norte by Spanish franciscan friars at an important mountain pass, the area became a small agricultural producer though most settlement was south of the river where modern Mexico lies.

Located at 31.7903, -106.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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