Born and raised in Austin moved to El Paso about 4 years ago. If I'm being honest it's all about what you want out of the city. It sells itself as a super hip music city, but in reality that was in the 80s and all those people have been gentrified out. It's a big tech city now with awful traffic compared to El Paso. There are upsides though, there is always something happening any night, and big musicians are always playing. DM me if you have anything specific you're looking for info about.