Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement announcing a new legislative initiative for the Texas Senate, the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT). “DPRIT will be laser-focused on Dementia, just as CPRIT is laser-focused on Cancer. Like CPRIT, this investment will draw leading researchers and companies to Texas and require them to be based in Texas, leading to their further investment in our state,” said Patrick.
DPRIT would need to pass the legislature before the voters would be asked to approve it at the ballot box as a constitutional amendment. The bill author will be Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) and the expected sponsor is Rep. Tom Craddick (R-Midland).
