Raymondville

A judge in the southern Texas town of Raymondville, close to the

frederick william jackson 2010

A peeled-back motel roof in the coastal farming town of Raymondville and scattered power outages were about the worst leftover from the gusty, drenching storm that came and went quickly after creeping up on Texas and Mexico in the warm Gulf waters over the long holiday weekend.

Tropical Storm Hermine Hits Southern Texas 2010

If you were to drive south to the valley from Corpus Christi today, you would take bypasses around dusty towns like El Campo and Raymondville unless you decided to try the old, slow “business” route and you would speed on new multimillion-dollar overpasses stretching across lonely country roads not wide enough for their own yellow stripe of paint.

Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010

If the valley is to have its bold blue line from Houston, Raymondville must have it, too.

Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010

Maybe we can get her to stop in Rolla or Raymondville on her book tour.

Paul Begala: A Warrior on a Mission in Rush Limbaugh's Home District 2009

AFP/Getty Images Salvadoran illegal immigrants wait for breakfast in their barracks at the Willacy Detention facility in Raymondville, Texas, in this December photo.

More Immigration Detainee Deaths Disclosed 2009

Raymondville, Kingsville, one of the largest ranches in the country, 825,000 acres.

CNN Transcript May 16, 2009 2009

December 10, 2008 Raymondville, TX -- In a story that is already disappearing from view, Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra has been removed from prosecuting the prison abuse scandal case that brought national attention to this South Texas town by charging Vice President with conspiracy to profit from prisoner abuse and neglect.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

But for me, over these last two weeks, the story that has hit closest to home came from my hometown, Raymondville, Texas; and from a friend I have kept up with since high school, more than 30 years ago, Juan Angel “Johnny” Guerra.

Current Comedy 12/08: On Not Drinking the Kool-Aid for General Jim Jones 2008

As for Gonzales, the charge was that he had used his power as US Attorney General to stop investigations into GEO Group in general and the Raymondville prisons in particular.

Current Comedy 12/08: On Not Drinking the Kool-Aid for General Jim Jones 2008