Brownsville Herald, Dec. 11, 2008 HARLINGEN - State Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville says that money that normally would be appropriated for UTMB should be sent to South Texas to build a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley. State Craig Eiland, of Galveston says that UTMB needs more funding, not less, and would be less vulnerable to flooding and hurricane damage with needed upgrades. "Most legislators are looking at ways to help," Eiland said. The article also was published in the McAllen Monitor. http://www.themonitor.com/news/utmb_20850___article.html/lucio_texas.html