Every now and then, someone starts up that crazy, “New Mexico should annex El Paso” BS; insisting that it would be better for both El Paso and the 505.
Whatever. 1) That’s crazy and 2) while it probably would be a boon for New Mexico, I don’t see how it would benefit El Paso. (Other than the whole “legal weed” thing.) For starters, we don’t pay state income tax in Texas … that’s a game winner right there.
Collectively, we’d make up the biggest metropolitan area in the state with El Paso becoming its 2nd largest city, practically co-joined with the current #2, (Las Cruces), falling to 3rd. Think DFW … with more turquoise.…