Dr. David Morales was appointed to serve as District 2 Board Director for Magic Valley Electric Cooperative in January 2023. Dr. Morales has lived in Brownsville, TX, since 1970. He graduated from Homer Hanna High School in 1988. He graduated from...

Josh Klostermann was appointed as the District 1 Board Director for Magic Valley Electric Cooperative in January 2023. Mr. Klostermann graduated from Raymondville High School in 1992.   He went on to attend Texas A&M University and graduated in 1996 with a...

Easy ways to keep warm while saving energy   12/23/22 As we begin to see the cold front making its way into the Rio Grande Valley, staying prepared is always a good idea. We also know that our members may be concerned about...

  Mercedes, TX: 11/10/2022: Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) Board President, Martin Enrique Garcia II (DVM) peacefully passed away on November 6, 2022. A graduate of Texas A&M University as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Garcia joined the MVEC Board of...

  Mercedes TX: 12/15/2021 – Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank A. Ferris as the newest board director representing District 3. Mr. Ferris was appointed to serve as the board director for District 3,...

September 20, 2021 Mercedes, TX - The Board of Directors of Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) is pleased to announce that Brian R. Acosta has been selected to assume the role of general manager, effective November 15, 2021. Acosta assumes the...

Mercedes, TX: 08/18/2021: Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) Board Member Nila Wipf passed away August 17, 2021. Ms. Wipf joined the MVEC Board in 2011 and represented the Cooperative’s District 3, which encompasses North Harlingen, Northwest Cameron County and East...

Dear MVEC Members, February's winter storm that left millions of Texans without power was undoubtedly a historical weather event, wreaking havoc on the Texas’ power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, (ERCOT). As many of us have our power...

This fall, TSTC in Harlingen introduced both an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electrical Lineworker Technology and a certificate in Electrical Lineworker Technology. Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) recently donated $20,000 to the Texas State Technical College Foundation, to establish...

In an effort to help our members overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Magic Valley Electric Cooperative stopped disconnecting accounts for nonpayment in March. Although Magic Valley was not mandated by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) to...

Mercedes, TX September 1, 2020 – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is issuing a Transmission Emergency for certain areas of the Rio Grande Valley. The affected areas currently include portions of Weslaco, Mercedes, and the surrounding areas. Additional...

Mercedes, TX., 8/1/2020– Magic Valley Electric Cooperative MVEC crews continue working to restore service to the approximately 287 remaining members affected by Hurricane Hanna. At the peak of the outages, more than 75,000 MVEC members were without power. We have been...