Have you been there? What's the city like?

I had a phone interview today for a position in El Paso. Not sure if my wife and I want to move there, but the position is a good one. My wife's folk's live in Texas, but on the other side of the state (and Texas is one big ass state). We drove through it once and it took like 12 hours! We have never been to El Paso. Pictures online of the city look nice with some small mountains surounding the city. Looks like the cost of living is a lot lower there than in Chicagoland.