February 1889
August 20, 2026
In early 1889, El Paso was embroiled in a political struggle over a proposed new city charter and the city limits of Bassett’s addition, a tract owned by Bassett and his Waco partner, Cameron. The El Paso Times denounced Bassett’s effort to exclude his property from the city in order to avoid…
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