Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but could face $3B funding hurdle

Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but could face $3 billion funding hurdle

"Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but could face $3 billion funding hurdle" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

50 Texas House Democrats refuse to vote on bipartisan constitutional amendment

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- As the Texas House debated bipartisan House Joint Resolution 72, a proposed amendment to the Texas constitution, State Rep. Gene Wu, D - Houston, stepped up to the microphone with a unique question for the bill's author, State Rep. Candy Noble, R - Murphy. "I fully support this resolution," began Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, said. HJR 72 grants property tax relief for family members of adults with in…

Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but cou…

Some Republicans have bristled at the hefty cost of the bill, and Democrats could reject the funding for it over the school voucher dispute.

House Partially Passes $3 Billion Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas Legislation

The enabling legislation passed, but the joint resolution was postponed until April 28.

Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but could face $3B funding hurdle

The Texas House on Wednesday passed a Senate bill that would create a $3 billion Texas research fund for dementia, but another measure to activate the funding for it could face obstacles in the chamber on Monday.

Texas bill to create dementia institute advances in Legislature

SB 5 would allocate $3 billion over the next 10 years to create the new entity, which would operate similarly to the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.