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After Much Controversy, Texas Senate Unanimously Moves to Reform CPRIT

Becca Aaronson, Texas Tribune The Texas Senate unanimously approved two bills Wednesday to reform the beleaguered Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas amid continuing controversy over grant awards. “It establishes an ironclad system of checks and balances that will make it impossible for the institute to operate without 100 percent transparency and accountability,” said …

After Much Controversy, Texas Senate Unanimously Moves to Reform CPRIT”