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Texas Amendment 6 Seeks to Increase Bond Funding For Cancer Prevention and Research

? Maverick County Hospital District urges the community to take the time and vote in the upcoming Texas Amendments election which includes Proposition 6 – an amendment which seeks to increase bond funding for the Texas Cancer Prevention and Research Institute from $3 billion to $6 billion.

? The funding availability is crucial in continuing our fight against Cancer.

? The Texas Amendments’ election early voting period will begin on October 21 – Nov 1 with the general election to be held on November 5.

✅ A “yes” vote supports this amendment to allow the legislature to increase the maximum amount of bonds for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas from $3 billion to $6 billion.

? A “no” vote opposes this amendment, thereby keeping the maximum amount of bonds for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas at $3 billion.

What would Proposition 6 do?

? Proposition 6 would allow the Texas State Legislature to increase the maximum amount of bonds for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) from $3 billion to $6 billion. The state would be limited to issuing $300 million for CPRIT per year.

What is CPRIT?

CPRIT was created in 2009 after voters approved Proposition 15 in 2007. Proposition 15 authorized the state to issue $3 billion in bonds for the institute’s operations; making grants for researching the causes of cancer and cures, mitigation, and developing cures; mitigation procedures; and prevention protocols and services.

As of May 1, 2019, the institute had issued $2.26 billion in grants.

According to the Texas House Research Organization, the state is projected to run out of bonds for CPRIT between 2020 and 2022.

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