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=== State and federal representation === The [[Management and Training Corporation]] operates the [[Kyle Unit]], a prison for men in Kyle, on behalf of the [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]].<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ky.htm Kyle Unit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201317/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ky.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice|TDCJ]]. Retrieved on October 7, 2010.</ref> In 1988, the construction of Kyle Unit, the first private prison for the TDCJ, sparked controversy. The Kyle Unit became the second-largest employer in Kyle, after the [[Hays Consolidated Independent School District]]. In 1989, the prison had a $50,000 weekly payroll, with much of it going to the city's residents.<ref>Krausse, Henry. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD89790C18F349&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Kyle warms to financial aspect of becoming a 'prison town']." ''[[The Austin American-Statesman]]''. June 18, 1989. B1. Retrieved on October 7, 2010. "Much of the prison's $50000 weekly payroll will go to Kyle residents." "[...]after Hays Consolidated Independent School District, the prison will be the [...]" "In addition to becoming the community's second-largest employer,"</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Kyle Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/kyle-555-rebel-rd-kyle-tx-1369332 Post Office Location - KYLE]" ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706222654/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/kyle-555-rebel-rd-kyle-tx-1369332 |date=2010-07-06 }}). [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on October 7, 2010.</ref>
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