AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 81st Texas Legislature adjourned yesterday after passing legislation that included House Bill 1358, a bill that will dramatically improve operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (the Institute), created in House Bill 14 by the 80th Legislature. The bill, a model for other states, strengthens the conflict of interest guidelines, clarifies the peer review process and gives the Institute the necessary tools to ensure that taxpayer money is invested wisely. The Institute also received an appropriation of $450 million dollars for the next two years to fund grants for cancer research and prevention to expedite innovation in cancer treatment and expand cancer prevention and treatment capabilities.
