Editing Mineral Wells, Texas (section)

==Government==
[[File:Historic Post Office in Mineral Wells, Texas.JPG|thumb|right|Historic post office in Mineral Wells]]
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Mineral Wells District Parole Office in Mineral Wells.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff2.htm Parole Division Region II] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820012820/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff2.htm |date=2011-08-20 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> The [[Corrections Corporation of America]] (CCA) operated the Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility in the Fort Wolters Industrial Park on behalf of the TDCJ. It closed in August 2013.<ref>"[http://tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/t2.html Mineral Wells (T2)]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130406112930/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/t2.html Archive]) [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.</ref> The correctional facility, which had been operated by CCA since 1995, is located on the property of the former [[Fort Wolters]] in [[Palo Pinto County]] and in Mineral Wells. It can house up to 2,100 prisoners. As of March 2013, its annual payroll was $11.7 million, and it was among the largest employers in Mineral Wells, with about 300 employees. On Monday March 4, 2013, the [[Texas Senate]] Senate Finance Committee voted 11–4 to close the correctional facility.<ref name=Montgomerylawmakers>Montgomery, Dave. "[http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/05/4662950/lawmakers-look-to-close-private.html Lawmakers look to close private prison in Mineral Wells]." ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''. Tuesday March 5, 2013. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.</ref> Mike Allen, the mayor of Mineral Wells, criticized the closure, saying, "We'll lose right at over 300 jobs, and 300 jobs in a community of 17,000 ... is devastating. This means a lot to this community."<ref name=Montgomerylawmakers/> [[John Whitmire]], the head of the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee, said, "We're sitting on about 12,000 empty [prison] beds, so it just makes good business sense ... that we not operate it, and we take those savings and plow them back into additional public-safety programs."<ref name=Montgomerylawmakers/>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Mineral Wells Post Office. Zip codes are 76067 and 76068.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/mineral-wells-200-sw-1st-ave-mineral-wells-tx-1373304 Post Office Location - MINERAL WELLS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609131225/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/mineral-wells-200-sw-1st-ave-mineral-wells-tx-1373304 |date=2012-06-09 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.</ref>