Gov. Abbott attends groundbreaking of UT Tyler Medical Education Building
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the groundbreaking of the new $308 million UT Tyler Medical Education Building on Monday, Jan. 23. ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the groundbreaking of the new $308 million UT Tyler Medical Education Building on Monday, Jan. 23. Abbott spoke in a ceremony after being introduced by several other officials including UT System Chairman and former Mayor of Tyler, Kevin Eltife, UT Chancellor James Milliken and UT Tyler President Kirk Calhoun. Photo of Greg Abbott speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new UT Tyler Medical Education Building 'As I was coming in, there was a 10-year-old girl who came up to me and wanted to take a picture with me, and we did, and she told me that she wanted to be a doctor and she wanted to go to medical school right here in Tyler, Texas,' Abbott said.