Powers: Prop 1 Passage Huge Step for UT, Texas Health
The first University of Texas medical school class in Austin could be in place as early as 2015 or 2016, Provost Steve Leslie said Wednesday morning.
Leslie, President Bill Powers and several college deans thanked Austin voters who approved Proposition 1 Tuesday night. The measure will raise property taxes to help fund a UT-Austin medical school. Those tax dollars will account for the last needed chunk of funding for the school.
“It’s a historic vote for Austin and Central Texas, and it’s certainly a historic moment for our University,” Powers said at a press conference.
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Jason Stoddard via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I won't question Powers' integrity; his position is not enviable on many fronts. But it's worth asking if others interpret his remarks as political?.
Enrique Marquez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
DA BEARSS
Dominic Giarratani via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Come on Jason. Is the Pope Catholic?
W Keith Sharp via Texas Tribune on Facebook
political or not guys.... if you have lost someone to one of the most humiliating diseases such as Alzheimer's you can't complain if in the end that school brings some monumental medical discoveries and advancements. and i am not politickin' i am just a regular Joe.