EPITA was officially born on February 9, 1984 in El Paso, Texas, under the name of Texas Association of Court Interpreters and Translators (TACIT). The Charter members were Mary Lou Alarcón, Delia L. Delgadillo, Edward Erazo, Rosa L. Erives, Herlinda C. Licón, Henry Hinds, J. Elena Navarro, Luz Elena Sandoval, Monique H. Swope, Gloria (Vaughn) Paxson, and Evangelina K. Zounis.
In March of 1987, the membership approved a bylaws amendment for a name change, and we became the Texas Interpreters and Translators Association (TITA). The “Court” was dropped as it was felt that many interpreters and translators not actually employed in the courts were reluctant to approach us. In October of 1993, the membership voted to approve the name change to our present name, El Paso Interpreters ​and Translators Association (EPITA). The purpose of this change was to free the name "Texas Interpreters and Translators Association" in the event of an umbrella organization, for all Texas associations, became a reality.

In December of 2019 EPITA went from being an unincorporated organization to a  Non Profit Corporation, in April of 2021 EPITA was designated by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Organization and Public Charity. EPITA’s main goal remains to seek recognition and the advancement of interpreting and translating.