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City of El Paso
www.ci.el-paso.tx.us

County of El Paso
www.co.el-paso.tx.us

TEXAS LEGISLATURE
This is the address for the Texas Legislature on-line. This site contains information about the legislative process in Texas , as well as on-line access to legislation, legislative committees, etc.
www.capitol.state.tx.us

EL PASO STATE DELEGATION The Honorable Eliot Shapleigh
800 Wyoming , Ste. A
El Paso , TX 79902
Tel: (915) 544-1990
Fax: (915) 544-1998
www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist29/dist29.htm

The Honorable Robert Duncan
1790 Lee Trevino, Ste. 209
El Paso, TX 79936
Tel: (915) 629-8880
Fax: (915) 629-8881
www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist28/dist28.htm

The Honorable Paul Moreno
2314 Montana
El Paso, TX 79903
Tel: (915) 544-0789
Fax: (915) 533-9641
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist77/moreno.htm

The Honorable Pat Haggerty
4849 N. Mesa Ste. 206
El Paso, TX 79912
Tel: (915) 532-1391
Fax: (915) 577-9158
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist78/haggerty.htm

The Honorable Joe Pickett
1790 Lee Trevino, Ste. 307
El Paso, TX 79936
Tel: (915) 590-4349
Fax: (915) 590-4726
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist79/pickett.htm

The Honorable Norma Chavez
6070 Gateway East, Ste 300
El Paso, TX 79923
Tel: (915) 778-9960
Fax: (915) 778-4065
www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist76/chavez.htm

The Honorable Chente Quintanilla
120 Horizon Blvd.
El Paso , TX 79927
Tel: (915) 859-3111
Fax: (915) 859-3120


Government Sites

TEXAS LEGISLATURE This is the address for the Texas Legislature on-line. This site contains information about the legislative process in Texas , as well as on-line access to legislation, legislative committees, etc. www.capitol.state.tx.us

TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Carole Keeton Rylander, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, operates this website which provides important, official information on Texas taxes, economy, and fiscal management.
www.cpa.state.tx.us

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Texas Department of Economic Development strives to build and distribute wealth to various Texas communities by implementing careful and measured economic planning. The TDED assists community government in building relationships and transactions that result in increases in employment and other visible benefits.
www.tded.state.tx.us

UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The United States Chamber of Commerce lobbies the Federal Government for improved business/member relations. www.uschamber.org/default.htm


LOCAL GOVERNMENT SITES

EL PASO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) administers the planning and development of area transportation plans. As the government mandated coordinator of transportation, the MPO is responsible for such projects as the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
www.elpasompo.org

RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
The Rio Grande Council of Governments is an organization that combines the resources of various local governments to achieve synergistic city improvement. This intergovernmental cooperation provides individual governments to achieve goals that would not have been otherwise possible without the assistance of other resources.
www.riocog.org

EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
The El Paso Public Service Board, or PSB, was established to help operate the water and wastewater system of El Paso . The five board members, appointed by the City Council for four year staggered terms, oversee and administrate PSB decisions and actions.


Team Bliss

Fort Bliss , site of the United States Army's Air Defense Center , has called El Paso home for more than a century. Fort Bliss procures about $80 million in products and services each year, of which approximately $60 million is purchased locally. The total annual military economic impact is over $1 billion. There are more than 2,500 military representatives from approximately 30 countries posted at Fort Bliss for air defense artillery training. Germany and Japan currently maintain the largest contingents.

White Sands Missile Range (missile and laser testing) and Holloman Air Force Base are also located in the region and have a substantial economic impact on El Paso .

*This site is provided as a public service by Fort Bliss . This site is intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information only. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this server are prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. All information on this site is considered public domain and may be distributed or copied.

Fort Bliss came to El Paso as a Calvary post in 1848. Today the military post has become the largest Air Defense Training Center in the world. Fort Bliss shares a long history with El Paso , playing a vital role in the city's economy as well as it's growth, with more than 15,000 active military personnel stationed in the area.

The Fort Bliss Museum is located at a reconstructed site of the original location. Adobe walls provide warmth in the winter and cool respite from the summer heat. Inside, displays, photographs, maps, and personal items form the exhibit. Outside, the grounds are landscaped with plants indigenous to the Chihuahuan desert.

One block south of the museum is the latest addition to the historic preservation of Fort Bliss . The Air Defense / Artillery Museum , the only one of its kind, is dedicated to the history of air defense, housing equipment and displays detailing its evolution.

Both museums are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:45 pm.
For information call (915)568-4518 or 568-2804.

Fort Bliss hosts many annual events such as the Amigo Air Show, Oktoberfest, Showtime, USA and Armed Forces Day. For more information on any of these activities, call Fort Bliss information at (915) 568-2121.

Space & Missile Defense Command - www.smdc.army.mil
White Sands Missile Range - www.wsmr.army.mil
Holloman Air Force Base - www.Holloman.af.mil
Association of the United States Army - www.ausa.org
Noncommissioned Officer's Museum - (915) 568-8646
USO - (915) 569-5644 - www.uso.org


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