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Monday, April 29, 2013  While the recent rains have been great for dry lawns and flower beds, it does not mean city water restrictions will be lifted.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Residents in Alamo waking up to a known irrigation problem in the area. A pipe that feeds water from the Rio Grande to an irrigation canal continues breaking. Sending massive amounts of water onto the street and residents want the county to get it fixed.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The last time the Rio Grande Valley has seen this type of drought was from 1988 to 1990.

Monday, April 08, 2013  After weeks of negotiation, Mexico has finally agreed to release water from some of its reservoirs to help south Texas in its drought condition, but it's only a drop in the bucket.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Action 4 News has confirmed that the body of the missing 7-year-old John Perri has been found

Thursday, March 28, 2013 

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Authorities have started draining a canal to search for the body of a missing 7-year-old boy in McAllen.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Authorities have begun a recovery mission to search for a child who fell into a canal Wednesday evening.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A Brownsville man is behind bars after he was busted for taking a copper valve from the water system at the Galaxy Bowling Alley.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  An Hidalgo County man is paying more than $1,000 for water he doesn't even have access to.

Monday, August 13, 2012  The mother of Andres Frias spoke to Action 4 News for the first time Monday since her son went missing in a McAllen canal more than a week ago.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Doug Hanson has been in the cotton farming business since 1967. He said picking cotton requires hard work under the hot sun, long hours and can be a guessing games at times since much of the season's success lies in mother nature's hands.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  If you live in McAllen, you may soon be paying more for your water.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  A steady stream of water flows through Vern Vanderpool’s cotton farm. It is the third time this year he has had to irrigate the land just to make sure he has a crop to sell when it comes time to harvest.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  The writing's on the road. Safety improvements are coming to Mile 17 ½, which is also known as Russell Road in Edinburg.