Hurricane Dolly tore through the Rio Grande Valley 14 weeks ago.
But conditions at some hurricane-damaged buildings at the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Harlingen aren't getting any better.
"I don't have a computer here now," said math professor Kyumars Ardalani.
The TSTC professor works out of the school's hurricane-damaged Building W.
Action 4 News found furniture, filing cabinets and boxes piled halfway to the ceiling at the Science and Technology building.
Officials gave Action 4 News access into a restricted faculty section where nearly two dozen workers said they have the odds stacked against them.
"I haven't seen my neighbors yet," Professor Ardalani said. Tthese two offices have been empty since the hurricane."
One TSTC employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said empty promises from administrators are making working conditions even worse.
"A lot of the instructors want to say something...but because they're afraid they're going to get fired or repercussions because of the TSTC systems...they don't say anything,” the anonymous employee said.
What little they do say apparently only adds to the frustration.
The anonymous employee said he was told to use his personal cell phone minutes for any forwarded calls from the downed office.
Action 4 News was told that other employees use their own gas money to meet with students outside class time and are not reimbursed.
Campus Spokesperson Dave Ralph said he understand why emotions are running high.
"The space squeeze is something that simply couldn't be avoided due to widespread damage the hurricane caused," said Ralph.
A damage report shows that 34 of 54 buildings on campus were left with some type of wind and water damage from the July hurricane.
To date, officials have spent $1.7 million on cleanup efforts at the school.
The school blames delays on insurance and FEMA requests.
Employees they’ll just have to wait until next semester when expects to have the rebuilding process complete.
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