Today I was selected as a juror for a capital murder case. We were more than 120 people invited in…read morethe présélection of the jury. The process was efficient and well organized. It took awhile for the two bailiffs to process our group. They are responsible for maintaining security in the courtroom and ensuring that appropriate courtroom decorum is maintained. The judge reminded us of our qualifications and exemptions. Since I am the care taker for a teenager I was able to get an exemption and was released. It was mixed feeling as I would have liked to fulfill my civic duty. I was impressed by the judge and the entire process. I was excited to serve as I became American in El Paso eight years ago!

First time on jury duty ever in all my 30 years of life, but especially since getting my…read morecitizenship 7 years ago. I had no idea what to expect! I did however start worrying that either A) i would be stuck on trial for weeks B) report late for my summons and be fined, only to be summoned again or C) look like a fool for being the only person bringing their lunch as the summons slip suggested. Well luckily only option C applied lol. And everything else was surprisingly smooth! Except for finding parking where these jackasses double park so as not to get their car scratched. The parking in their garage was paid for at least in exchange for your summons slip. It was a bit of a lag waiting to either be dismissed or assigned to a case. Report time was 9AM but we didnt get assigned until close to 930. Whatever i guess. We're on the Court's time, not ours. So we follow through with our assignment to one of the District Court rooms. Getting passed security was a long process since there was only 1 lane of putting your bag through the surveillance machine and to walk through the metal detector. There was 100s of us required to report. We were lucky to get to the court room just in time to call us to our assigned juror panel number. The juror check in room and the court room both smelled like vomit. That subtle acidic smell that lingered in the air. And I was getting super annoyed that we didnt get to leave until close to 2PM for lunch. At first it started off as only a short break by 115ish and they were trying to determine if it was lunch time or to continue with the voir dire. Thank god they couldnt even continue anymore with the case and discharged us all with our fatty $6 check. Guess ill hit up the Value Menu! Lol but thankfully no need since i had my lunch at the ready! It probably wasnt the worst case scenario.... see what i did there? Lol but im sure they could have planned out their agenda better.

Loved the baseball field. The streets were pretty well marked. Had nice LED street signs and…read morebillboards in places. The favorite was the nice yellow light rail cars they use for metro. I saw the mural while my husband was waiting to take a picture of the light rail car. Also I will say the freeways looked adequate for the traffic.

Not to be confused with Hell Paso, which is where the devil lives, or Smell Paso, which is located…read morenext to a bunch of gross factories and sewage treatment plants and chicken farms (chicken farms are sad). El Paso is one of the most amazing cities in the United States, as it sits under the shadow of a huge hill situated across the border in the massive and densely populated Ciudad Juarez, which is also one of the most dangerous and high-crime cities in the world, but one which I desperately want to visit one day. The danger on the Mex-side is largely because it sits at the gateway to the United States and therefore is one of the main traffic points for drugs from Latin America into the drug-addicted and cash-flush United States. But the city of El Paso is so much more than its reputation... it is full of uniqueness and dry brown imposing desert-scape mountains, and looks very much like Mexico, with a great position located right along the border, perhaps the world's most famous border. In many ways El Paso is a smaller and more American half of Juarez. It's a great place and a mystical place, and one which I look forward to coming back to in future. When I was here before, we fed homeless people, I played an amazing concert (one of my best ever), and I helped my friend cross the border and come back, sadly without ever crossing myself. And here is a nice shout out to my friend Jacob with whom I shared some good experiences when I came to El Paso many years ago.

Love all the Judges here in this court. Come here for work. Here often. I like to use the parking…read moregarage adjacent to the court on the 3rd floor. Easy access to all the courts and if you have to go to the federal court, me, I just use the front entrance and walk across. Especially on rainy days. You can get assumed name, birth certificates, death certificates and get a marriage license all here. Law library is up stairs and is so useful. You can also use the computers to do your own filings if you do not have a lawyer. The library attendant can help you with a link where you can actually petition the court for a divorce, all on your own! Yup that's right. Just head up stairs, non-contested divorces are easy. The website will give you a step by step on how to do it. The head down to the first floor to file it. I'm sure this review will save someone some money! Yay for Yelp! They do have a food court but there are tons of eateries around. Check them out!

I have been here are few times with my mom. There are several stations and representatives do a…read moregreat job assisting you.

Nurse was extremely nice and professional . Made me feel super comfortable and made the visit…read morepleasant overall, however the lady at the front desk was rude, dismissive and blatantly disrespectful. Her tone over the phone was arrogant and bossy. I didn't quite catch her name but it was very upsetting, given the fact that in this clinic they deal with victims of sexual abuse. You would think that, to even be in this type of field, you would have a sense of empathy or basic human decency, but that wasn't the case with this lady.

On 06/21 I accidentally parked here because I am new to town and Texas tech. The security guard…read morethat came up to talk to me at 11am was rude, classless, and incredibly abrasive. She was threatening to tow me and took unauthorized pictures of my car. This experience was horrible and laughable, and I hope your department hires better employees in the future. You are a security guard, get over your power trip. You literally don't have the power to issue a parking ticket. I could tow you too if I wanted to. It doesn't matter what is happening at home for you that has made you into this unpleasant person, but you don't get to treat people like this. What's interesting is that there's no master sign at this parking lot that doesnt allow non-employees to park, which I double checked before I parked.

Called the historical society and spoke with a young man named Elliott. He was a huge help in…read moretrying to find information on an engineering company my grand-uncle owned and operated in El Paso. He provided a few leads on who to speak with. One such lead was to call Claudia Rivers at the University of Texas Special Collections department in El Paso. Unfortunately, he didn't have any information to glean; however, I thoroughly enjoyed working with the historical society.