U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar introduced legislation Thursday to make Castner Range a national monument. The El Paso Democrat said the Castner Range National Monument Act would make the 7,081-acre area in Northeast El Paso, which formerly was used by Fort Bliss, a national monument “to conserve and protect the ecological cultural, historical, natural integrity of the land.” “Castner Range is the crown jewel of West Texas and a source of great pride for El Pasoans,” Escobar said in a news release. “As our nation takes unprecedented action to conserve public lands and water and address climate change, I am proud to re-introduce the Castner Range National Monument Act and very grateful for the grassroots community leadership that has been working tirelessly on this issue.”