Sí El Paso : TCU Press : 9780875657288 : 0875657281 : 30 Nov 2019 : El Paso is living proof of the vitality that blooms when Hispanic and Anglo cultures freely enrich each other. Sí El Paso is a celebration of this splendid border city in stunning photographs by Mark A. Paulda and evocative bilingual text by El Pasoans who cherish their city in all its diversity. Often called a big city with a small-town heart, this international border town often tops the list of safest big cities in Texas&;and did so for years before any part of a border wall was imposed on it. &;Our history reaches back nearly 12,000 years at Hueco Tanks, where the first human settlements can be traced,&; says Paulda. &;The Spanish established themselves during the mid-1550s; Old West gunfighters took the law into their own hands on downtown streets in the 1800s; and we&;ve always lived hand-in-hand with our sister city, Juárez, across the border. There is no other city like El Paso.&; In page after page of beautif