Assembly plants in Juarez manufacture such products as electronic equipment, automobile parts, and clothing from materials produced in the United States. Many of these materials are gathered in El Paso and transported from the city into Mexico. El Paso also helps transport the finished products from Mexico to the United States. Railroads and truck lines provide freight service to El Paso. Amtrak passenger trains stop in the city, and several airlines serve El Paso International Airport.
Major highways connect the city with other parts of the United States and with Mexico.
Three bridges span the Rio Grande between El Paso and Juarez. El Paso has one daily newspaper. It is the El Paso Times. Education and cultural life. El Paso's public school system includes about 90 elementary schools and 20 high schools.