El Paso has a very colorful history, full of the good, the bad and the ugly. Most cities do but El Paso has been around a minute and one of its markers is the time it was "spitty".
Just under 200 miles worth of the iconic Route 66 runs through Texas. As the “Mother Road” turns 100, somebody noticed something funny at the beginning of its Texas leg.
The Alamos very distinctive facade wasn't supposed to look like it does. In fact, during the legendary battle between the Alamo defenders and Mexican troops, the "hump" at the structures center wasn't there at all.
Every city has seen its share of grisly murders and Las Cruces is no different. Las Cruces and its neighboring areas have seen some horrific ones, even by big city standards.
It happened at a Chick-fil-A in Grapevine, near Dallas, when a disgruntled ... that's PC talk for PO'd ex ... former employee slipped back in to the restaurant that had fired him several times and rang up fake orders.
As sunny as the "Sun City" is, we didn't rank as the sunniest city in the United States of America. We're actually #5 but the whole top 5 field is a pretty tight race.
Ever wonder which state allows residents to keep the most of their money? Visual Capitalist just answered the question and, guess what? New Mexico peeps don't get to keep much. They still beat Texas by about 11% though.