{"id":333,"date":"2020-07-27T18:09:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T18:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/legal-affairs\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:27:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/govt-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;394&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Office of Governmental Relations has the primary official responsibility to communicate with all local, state, and federally elected officials and their respective staff regarding The University of Texas Health San Antonio&#8217;s present and future legislative funding and policy priorities.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure appropriate, timely and coordinated responses to all legislative inquiries, please forward for review all inquiries to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Office of Governmental Relations<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ogr@uthscsa.edu\">ogr@uthscsa.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: 210-567-0372<br \/>\nFax: 210-567-0393<\/p>\n<p>In addition, state law\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/GV\/htm\/GV.556.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Government Code, Title 5, Subtitle A, Chapter 556<\/a>\u00a0and University policy prohibit employees from representing the University and expressing opinions for or against any legislative action on matters relating to official University business, or use any University resources, including stationery, fax machines, e-mail and telephones, to conduct such activities.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/EL\/htm\/EL.255.htm#255.003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Election Code, Title 15, Chapter 255<\/a>\u00a0prohibits the use of public funds for political advertising and prohibits state employees from using the internal mail system to distribute political advertising. UT Health San Antonio\u2019s legislative contact policy does not preclude an employee from expressing opinions for or against any legislative action as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Please direct all questions relating to this subject to the Office of Governmental Relations.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>UT System<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsa.edu\/govrel\/employee-political-activity.html\">Political Activity Memorandum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Texas SB18 Report 2020<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/govt-relations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2020\/11\/SB_18.pdf\">Texas SB18 Report 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>State Funding Priorities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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