Galveston County Daily News, Aug. 16, 2009
Heber Taylor, editor of the Galveston paper, writes that all of Galveston County will take an economic dive if the area doesn't unite and find a way to fulfill a legislative mandate that will allow UTMB to build a new hospital. He notes that UTMB employees live in towns and cities like League City, Friendswood, La Marque and contribute economically to their communities. "What would the eventual loss of some of those 424 jobs in the Dickinson-San Leon area do to businesses there? Or some of that $43.76 million payroll in Texas City? Those dollars in salaries keep local businesses running. It's time county residents looked beyond the city limits. This is a big deal and, if we get it wrong, it's going to hurt all over."