EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court is set to rename a park that will be built in far East El Paso after former County Commissioner Carlos Leon.
The park, currently called Desert Acceptance (Square Dance) Linear Park, will be built at Square Dance Road and Boots Green Road, according to the agenda for the County Commissioners Court meeting on Monday, Dec. 15.
Leon served three terms as a County commissioner, retiring at the end of his term in 2024. He also served for 30 years with the El Paso Police Department, rising up through the ranks and finally serving as police chief…