Featured Stories

7/28/2020 7/28/2020 AEP Texas crews continue to make progress in Hurricane Hanna restoration
AEP Texas crews are making great strides in reducing the number of outages resulting from Hurricane Hanna. We have brought in additional crews from other parts of Texas and neighboring states. This was a Category 1 Hurricane that left approximately 200,000 customers without power. We know any extend outage can be frustrating, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We deeply appreciate your patience and support during the restoration process. Our efforts will continue until all customers who can take electric service are restored.
5/4/2020 5/4/2020 AEP Charge team donates face shields to Christus Spohn Shoreline Emergency Department
Doctors, nurses and resident doctors-in-training at Christus Spohn Shoreline Emergency Department in Corpus Christi are now wearing protective face shields produced by Charge, AEP's digital hub created to incubate and develop innovation projects.
3/31/2020 3/31/2020 AEP Texas employee in Pharr helping medical professionals during COVID-19 crisis
AEP Texas employee Carmen Morales Pharr Continuous Improvement Lead Carmen Morales is doing her part to help the fight to contain the COVID-19 virus, and her efforts are making an impact across the country.
2/12/2020 2/12/2020 AEP Texas drone program takes flight
AEP Texas in November launched a program to incorporate company-owned drones to provide another set of "eyes" in the day-to-day distribution operations.
2/11/2020 2/11/2020 A Home for Christmas
Four-year-old Liam Chavez made no effort to contain his excitement as they entered. “Oh my gosh,” he bellowed. Then, the only sound in the room were his mother’s low sounds of joy as the family of four joined in a group hug. AEP Texas employees joined Habitat for Humanity of Laredo and others in helping the Chavez family dedicate their new home. A $50,000 grant from the AEP Foundation provided primary funding for the home, and AEP Texas employees helped frame and complete construction of it.