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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses following power failures caused by Wednesday morning's rain.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Hundreds of people found themselves without power on Thursday morning thanks to moisture from last night's cold front.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Some 13,500 homes and businesses across the Rio Grande Valley are starting the New Year without electricity.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Action 4 News is teaming up with the Navy Army Community Credit Union, HEB and the Pena Eye Institute  to spread a little more holiday cheer for thousands of families across the Rio Grande Valley.

Friday, November 16, 2012  There are some major power outages in the Valley that have caused some signal lights to go out at several major intersections.

Friday, March 30, 2012  The number of people without power rose and fell several times Friday morning.

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  In a traveling smart unit, AEP Texas officials are dispelling what they call smart meter myths and educating people in the community about smart meters.

Friday, January 27, 2012  Soon all AEP Texas customers in the Valley will have a smart meter installed.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  AEP Texas has fully restored power to several areas that lost electricity in Cameron County.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Thousands of homes and business are without power amid a freeze that has descended on the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Energy providers across the Rio Grande Valley are trying to cut down on energy during this week’s winter blast.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  Officials are working to restore power to more than 4,200 homes and businesses in Hidalgo, Cameron and Starr Counties tonight.