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• South Padre Island residents express concern over AEP Texas' mobile skid impact Play Video

  May 31, 2026 12:03 PM

  A temporary transmission station, also known as a mobile skid, could be coming to South Padre Island. If installed, it will help keep the lights on during repairs to a substation. Larry Floyd has lived on South Padre Island for 10 years. He was among several people who wanted... more »

• La Joya ISD elementary campuses dismiss students early following power outages Play Video

  May 12, 2026 2:38 PM

  Two La Joya Independent School District elementary schools dismissed students early due to power outages on Tuesday, May 12. Leo Elementary and Flores Elementary both lost power and officials were unable to confirm when power would be restored. The district remained in communication with AEP regarding restoration efforts,... more »

• Downtown McAllen bar owner reacts to city cracking down on violations Play Video

  September 15, 2025 10:51 PM

  Several bars in downtown McAllen remain in the dark after the city announced on Friday they cut the power to more than a dozen businesses in the area. It's part of the city's increased enforcement after a police officer was assaulted while breaking up a fight in the downtown... more »

• Mission High School, surrounding areas experiencing power outages, according to AEP Play Video

  September 5, 2025 11:32 AM

  AEP Texas is reporting more than 800 power outages in Mission. The city of Mission said the outage is affecting several areas near Mission High School, the Mission Museum and surrounding neighborhoods. According to the AEP Texas power outage map , 844 customers are without power, and they... more »

• Investigation underway after fire destroys Johnny's True Value store in Harlingen Play Video

  July 22, 2025 7:23 AM

  For more than 40 years, Johnny's True Value in Harlingen withstood the test of time. The building at 914 W Tyler Ave. was destroyed on Tuesday after a fire broke out at around 5 a.m. The roof of the store collapsed due to the fire, destroying the building.... more »

• Power restored to residents in Edinburg area

  July 2, 2025 8:55 AM

  Power to more than 8,000 residents in the Edinburg area has been restored. Approximately 8,266 Magic Valley Electric Co-op customers were without power Wednesday, according to the outage map . These outages come after a thunderstorm moved across parts of the Rio Grande Valley. AEP was reporting... more »

• Major power outage reported in Weslaco

  June 21, 2025 12:36 PM

  A major power outage is affecting traffic, according to the Weslaco Police Department. The power outage is affecting the areas near Westgate and Sugarcane drives, police said in a Saturday social media post. An outage map from Magic Valley Electric Cooperative shows over 4,000 thousand outages as of... more »

• More than 8,000 Valley residents still without power following severe weather Play Video

  June 13, 2025 11:10 AM

  Crews from Magic Valley Co-op and AEP Texas are working to restore power to Rio Grande Valley residents following Thursday's severe weather. In a post on X, AEP said as of 9:45 a.m. Friday, approximately 3,350 customers are without power, a decrease from the 30,500 customers who were without... more »

• More than 1,100 Cameron County residents without power following thunderstorms Play Video

  May 28, 2025 12:23 PM

  EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated throughout. More than 1,300 Rio Grande Valley residents are without power following Wednesday morning thunderstorms. Outage maps from Magic Valley Electric Cooperative and AEP Texas shows nearly all the outages, 1,166, are from MVEC customers in Cameron County as of Wednesday... more »

• Company Gains Access to Restore Power for Progreso Neighborhood after Denied by Landowner Play Video

  June 27, 2019 5:16 PM

  PROGRESO – They got through the storm with little, if any, water damage, but several residents in Progreso have been without power for last three days. Luciano Ayala, a resident, has a generator that has only enough power for his refrigerator, an A/C unit, a small fan and one... more »

• Authorities Responding to Helicopter Incident in Progreso Play Video

  June 17, 2019 1:34 PM

  PROGRESO – Department of Public Safety are on the scene of what appears to be a involving a crop duster helicopter in Progreso. It happened near FM 1015 and Military Highway 281. DPS troopers and the Progreso Fire Department responded to the scene. DPS says the helicopter... more »

• Scheduled Power Outages in San Benito Canceled

  April 8, 2019 10:42 PM

  UPDATE (4/10): The power outages that were scheduled in San Benito by AEP have been canceled. An AEP spokesperson confirmed the cancellation. They say there was a problem with the system but crews were able to fix it without cutting the power. ----- SAN BENITO –... more »