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Monday, May 20, 2013  This week, 28,000 cities across the United States, including the City of Pharr, will celebrate "Public Works Week."

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Following last March's hail storm McAllen Public Work crews are not taking any chances.  They were out in full force early Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  It's a service that Harlingen residents pay for year round but according to one man, he's not getting his money's worth.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Hurricane season is almost upon us, yet for some folks around the valley, it already feels like they have been through one this year with the March 29 hail storm in McAllen.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  McAllen Public Works Director Carlos Sanchez told Action 4 News that they have collected more brush and debris in a week than they do in a month.

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.

Saturday, March 31, 2012  The city of McAllen wants to get the word out about debris disposal after Thursday’s storm.

Friday, March 30, 2012  The city of Edinburg learned a valuable lesson in communication under a time of a natural disaster.

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The Mexican army has launched a public works campaign in a Tamaulipas border city where hundreds of residents once had to flee drug trafficking violence.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  The City of Brownsville is looking to increase the number of grants it receives in order to complete a large number of public works projects.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  A Brownsville man is voicing his outrage over "shoddy" caliche roads and blocked drainage ditches that threaten to increase flooding problems in the area.

Saturday, January 14, 2012  Maria Gloria Melo has lived in a mobile home, on a dirt road off Melon Street, outside Los Fresnos for 14 years. The 65 year old began attending an adult day care in Harlingen three years ago.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Edcouch Public Works officials have found a way to allow 'Rocky The Beaver' to stay in his canal home after spending the past few weeks trying to catch him.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Rocky The Beaver has become a household name across the Rio Grande Valley where children are creating art work as a tribute to him and one person created a Twitter account for him.