Could taxpayer-funded cancer research end in Texas?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A big debate on how state tax money is spent to fund cancer research heads to UT Dell Medical School Wednesday, after accusations that millions of dollars was mismanaged. Sen. Kirk Watson and officials from CPRIT and UT researchers will talk about whether funding should continue for the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.
In 2007, voters approved $3 billion in funding for CPRIT. The first grants were handed out in 2009 with funding coming to an end in 2022. Dr. J