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A top U.S. biosecurity lab is assuming responsibility for signing “poorly drafted” agreements with three high-level biosecurity labs in China that they concede may have broken the law.The three contracts, including one with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), gave the Chinese labs powers to destroy “secret files” from any stage of their collaboration.“The party is entitled to ask the other to destroy and/or return the secret files, materials, and equipment without any backups,” stated the 2017 memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) signed with the Wuhan lab, which first came to light in...

Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that UT Southwestern Medical Center will head up one of two designated treatment centers for Ebola patients in Texas. “The goal of these facilities is to rival the most advanced facilities in the world,” the governor said at a news conference at the Dallas hospital. “I don’t think there is a better institution in the world” than UT Southwestern. The state’s other treatment facility will be at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. UT Southwestern will staff and provide other expertise for the treatment facility, but it won’t be on the hospital’s campus...

Discovery could shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative disordersGALVESTON, Texas — No one knows the cause of most cases of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative disorders. But researchers have found that certain factors are consistently associated with these debilitating conditions. One is DNA damage by reactive oxygen species, highly destructive molecules usually formed as a byproduct of cellular respiration. Another is the presence of excessive levels of copper and iron in regions of the brain associated with the particular disorder. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered how these two pieces of the neurodegenerative disease...

THE WASHINGTON TIMES GALVESTON, Texas -- President Bush yesterday gave House Majority Leader Tom DeLay his most public show of support to date, striding shoulder to shoulder with the Texas congressman across a tarmac to Air Force One in Houston, both men waving and smiling as photographers snapped away. The president also singled out the congressman for praise in his opening remarks at a Social Security event in Galveston. "I appreciate the leadership of Congressman Tom DeLay in working on important issues that matter to the country," said Mr. Bush, who credited the lawmaker with pushing energy and medical liability...

President Bush arrived at Ellington Field Tuesday around 11:45 a.m. to pay a visit to Galveston to promote his Social Security plan. He shook hands briefly with some officials before boarding Marine One for the short trip to UTMB Galveston where he is scheduled for a roundtable discussion. There he will speak to Galveston County employees who have been off Social Security since the 1980s. They haven't contributed to Social Security since the 1980s when the city exercised its option to invest in an alternate plan. Also online Bush roundtable, protesters at UTMB Galveston Details of President's plan Calculator shows...

Lone protester we saw while standing in line. I reminded him that if ours were a police state, he wouldn't be able to stand there holding that sign. Protesters (Rent-a-Mob) across the street from where we were lined up. More protesters Supporters Some Young Republicans Club students from Rice University Mr. President (note his placecard on the table) Precious little girl who was given the president's placecard. She was a VERY happy camper! I sat next to these handsome young law students. I told them I'd post their pics online and maybe find them some women. ;) Left to...

GALVESTON - When embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay took his seat here Tuesday at a White House event on Social Security, an electric current of chatter went through the hundreds-strong Republican crowd. Finally, someone spoke up. "We love you, Tom!" shouted Geraldine Sam, a La Marque teacher, local Republican activist and former Democratic candidate for Congress. Out of Washington and back in Texas, DeLay won a sustained, standing ovation from the Galveston audience and an unambiguous show of support from President Bush, who arrived soon after. "I appreciate the the leadership of Congressman Tom DeLay in working on important...

This afternoon President Bush participated in a round table discussion at the Univesity of Texas in Galveston, Texas. The president was joined by Tom Delay in Galveston and later flew back to Washington, D.C on Airforce One :-)

GALVESTON, Texas -- President George W. Bush came to his home state Tuesday in his final push to raise support for his Social Security plan. The president wants Americans to manage their own retirement accounts. . . . . . Bush chose Galveston because of county employees' decision 25 years ago to opt out of Social Security in favor of private retirement accounts. . . . . . . .Going to such places allows Bush to illustrate and sell his own proposal as one that encourages more individual control and offers the prospect of better returns. . . . ....

The White House began to release details Friday of President Bush’s island visit Tuesday. The White House Media Affairs Office said that the president would hold a roundtable discussion on “strengthening Social Security” at Levin Hall on the University of Texas Medical Branch campus. Spokeswoman Jeanie Mamo said the president’s schedule had not been set, but local officials said the event would take place at 12:30 p.m. “We don’t have a list on the roundtable yet,” Mamo said. “We hope to have that next week.” The Media Affairs office said the president would take no questions from the press and...

President Bush will visit Galveston on Tuesday to talk about his Social Security reform program. Bush will speak during a discussion at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Galveston County Republican Party Chairman Chris Stevens said Saturday that the details are not yet set. Bush chose Galveston because the county is one of the few in the country that opted out of the Social Security system about 20 years ago in favor of a private retirement program. The law has since been changed to forbid any more government agencies from withdrawing from the systems.