Galveston County Daily News, Jan. 6, 2008 The Legislature last year overrode a mandate from the governor that Texas schoolgirls be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus. But that's not stopping anyone from getting the vaccine, local pediatricians say. Texas women and girls are flocking to clinics to get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus, usually called HPV. Since July, UTMB pediatric clinics have been administering about 60 doses a month, said Dr. Chris Turley, vice chairwoman for clinical services in the Department of Pediatrics. (The Associated Press picked up this story and versions of it have appeared widely in state media.)