government dissolved in 1895. Fire A chemical fire in 1907 damaged the Ysleta Mission. In 1916, the Rio Grande was dammed and the area was heavily irrigated. The resulting rise in the water table brought salt to the surface and the land became suitable for only salt-tolerant crops such as cotton. Annexation In 1955, El Paso annexed Ysleta, although residents voted against the change. Ysleta was allowed to keep its own school district (Ysleta Independent School District, which extends from the lower Valley into parts of Northeast El Paso), although that required an appeal to the Supreme Court. Tiwa Revival In the 1960s, Tom Diamond sued on the behalf of the Tiwa (known as the Tigua tribe in Spanish). The state of Texas was reluctant to recognize any Native American tribes, but in 1967 the Tiguas were formed legally as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo. The next year, the United States Congress also recognized the tribe. Education Residents are served by the Ysleta Independent School District. Ysleta High School serves Ysleta. The El Paso Public Library operates the Sergio Troncoso Branch in Ysleta. References External links https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqc03 https://web.archive.org/web/20070201211854/http://ysletamission.org/site/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070203222707/http://co.el-paso.tx.us/courthouse/ http://www.clayhound.us/sites/ysleta.htm http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/tx/tx3.htm https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/franciscan-missionaries-texas-1690-0 Tigua Indians Survive 300 Years of Ordeals https://web.archive.org/web/20140122141011/http://news.msn.com/in-depth/disenrollment-leaves-natives-culturally-homeless Tiwa Puebloans Former cities in Texas Puebloan peoples Neighborhoods in El Paso, Texas Populated places established in 1680 1680 establishments in the Spanish Empire San Antonio–El Paso Road San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas Stagecoach stops in the United States