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Health
Perry signs UTMB recovery funding bill
GALVESTON — Gov. Rick Perry was on the island to sign a bill giving UTMB $150 million in recovery funds.
June 20, 2009
Academic association to probe UTMB layoffs
GALVESTON — The American Association of University Professors is investigation whether UTMB used Hurricane Ike as an excuse to lay off tenured faculty.
June 14, 2009
UTMB’s ER to reopen Aug. 1
The University of Texas Medical Branch’s emergency room will reopen Aug. 1, almost a year after Hurricane Ike forced it to close.
June 10, 2009
UTMB secures recovery funding
The 81st Texas legislative session pumped almost $600 million into University of Texas Medical Branch Hurricane Ike recovery and rebuilding.
June 02, 2009
Senate approves UTMB spending bill
The Texas Senate approved a $2.36 billion supplemental budget to cover unexpected costs, including $150 million for repairs to the University of Texas Medical Branch.
May 28, 2009
Conference committee OKs UTMB funding bill
A conference committee of the Texas House and Senate approved a bill key to a plan to rebuild the University of Texas Medical Branch.
May 22, 2009
County may pay for more indigent hospital care
County commissioners today will consider a plan to spend more money on indigent health care by increasing the number of eligible families.
May 13, 2009
Groups fights bill that protects biolab secrets
Open government advocates are fighting a bill they say would keep secret information about deadly germs studied at the Galveston National Laboratory.
May 08, 2009
County begins discussing hospital district
Galveston County commissioners Wednesday held the first substantive talks about creating a hospital district that would help fund UTMB.
April 23, 2009
UTMB funding passes state house
AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a spending bill that includes critical funding for the University of Texas Medical Branch.
April 17, 2009
Open meeting lawsuit against UT System settled
GALVESTON — A lawsuit claiming the UT System violated the Open Meetings Act when regents approved job cuts at UTMB has been settled.
April 14, 2009
UTMB funding bill survives committee vote
GALVESTON — UTMB moved a step closer to getting $350 million to help it recover from Hurricane Ike when House Bill 6 unanimously passed.
March 24, 2009
Calls for trauma center increase
Stakeholder groups are urging lawmakers to add another Level 1 or Level 2 trauma center to the region.
March 21, 2009
UTMB students win support from legislators
AUSTIN — More than 100 UTMB students strode through the Texas Capitol won many nods of support from legislators.
March 18, 2009
UTMB supporters urged to head to Austin
Organizers urged supporters of the University of Texas Medical Branch to plan for a trip to the state Capitol by the end of the month.
March 16, 2009
UTMB hiring; questions raised about deep cuts
GALVESTON — Just months after laying off thousands of people, the University of Texas Medical Branch has rehired more than 500.
March 15, 2009
Regents resolve to rebuild UTMB on the island
GALVESTON — University of Texas regents have agreed to work toward restoring the storm-damaged John Sealy Hospital and adding services at UTMB's island campus.
March 11, 2009
UTMB students plan trip to state Capitol
GALVESTON — UTMB students are organizing a bus trip to Austin to show lawmakers their decision effects more than just the island’s residents.
March 11, 2009
Yarbrough: UTMB needs presence on mainland
During his state of the county address, Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough said UTMB needed to provide more services on the mainland.
March 10, 2009
Officials optimistic ahead of UT meeting
University of Texas regents will discuss today the "strategic direction for clinical enterprises" at the medical branch.
March 10, 2009
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