Galveston County Daily News, Aug. 20, 2008 UTMB has purchased 29 acres in League City, next to the 35 acres where a UTMB specialty medical center will be built.  From the article: Confronted this week with rumors the medical branch was planning a women and children's hospital on the newly acquired land, officials said they had no immediate plans for the tract. "The land was purchased with the idea of future development," spokeswoman Marsha Canright said.