Editing Raymondville, Texas (section)

==Infrastructure==
Raymondville is the location of three private prisons, all adjacent to each other:<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Tyx|first1=Daniel Blue|title=Goodbye to Tent City|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/south-texas-prison-riot-willacy-county-economic-future/|access-date=30 July 2016|magazine=Texas Observer|date=26 March 2015}}</ref>

* The [[Willacy County Correctional Center]] ({{coord|26.469897|-97.762176}}), owned and operated by the [[Management and Training Corporation]] under contract with the [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]], is located on the east side of [[Interstate 69E (Texas)|Interstate 69E]]/[[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|U.S. Route 77]].<ref>"[http://www.ice.gov/pi/dro/facilities/willacy.htm Willacy Detention Facility]." [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</ref>  Constructed in 45 days, it opened in 2006 and closed in March 2015 after destructive riots; the center was a large "tent city" federal holding center for illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite AV media
 |date=February 23, 2007 |work=[[Democracy Now!]] |people=Jodi Goodwin, [[Amy Goodman]], & [[Juan Gonzalez (journalist)|Juan González]]
 |title=Raymondville: Inside the Largest Immigration Prison Camp in the US
 |access-date=2013-09-10
 |url=http://www.democracynow.org/2007/2/23/raymondville_inside_the_largest_immigration_prison
 |quote=The largest immigrant prison camp is in Raymondville, Texas. Some two thousand undocumented immigrants are currently being held in the prison awaiting deportation.}}</ref>

* The [[Willacy County Regional Detention Center]], or the Willacy Detention Center ({{coord|26.470818|-97.758837}}) opened in 2003.  It is operated by [[Management and Training Corporation]] housing federal prisoners for the [[U.S. Marshal Service]].
* The [[Willacy County State Jail]] ({{coord|26.467076|-97.767420}}), operated by the [[Corrections Corporation of America]] under contract with the [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]], is a medium-security facility with a capacity of 1069.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willacy County State Jail|url=http://www.cca.com/facilities/willacy-county-state-jail|website=Corrections Corporation of America|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>  CCA has managed this facility since 2004.  This facility was opened by Wackenhut, now [[GEO Group]], in 1996.  On April 26, 2001, inmate Gregorio De La Rosa, Jr., was beaten to death by other prisoners.  This incident caused a $42.5 million civil settlement against Wackenhut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Appeals Court upholds $42.5 million wrongful death suit against Wackenhut|url=http://www.raymondville-chronicle.com/news/2009-04-08/front_page/004.html|access-date=30 July 2016|publisher=Raymondville Chronicle / Willacy County News|date=8 April 2009}}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Raymondville Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/raymondville-705-e-hidalgo-ave-raymondville-tx-1378884 Post Office Location - RAYMONDVILLE]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</ref>

The [[Raymondville Independent School District]] serves the city.

The Reber Memorial Library is located in Raymondville.<ref>"[http://www.raymondvillechamber.com/businesses/reber.htm Reber Memorial Library]." Raymondville Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</ref>

The ''Raymondville Chronicle'' and ''Willacy County News'', a weekly newspaper, is published in Raymondville.