Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: El Paso , ( É lË pÃ soÊ ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County , Texas , United States , and lies in West Texas .
Simplified: El Paso is a city in the U.S. state of Texas ( near Ciudad Juarez , Chihuahua , Mexico ) . It is in El Paso County and is the county seat ( the city where the county is governed ) .