Texas § 102.002 PURPOSES.

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§ 102.002 — PURPOSES.

Texas § 102.002

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 102.002 (2026).

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Sec. 102.002. PURPOSES. The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is established to:

(1)create and expedite innovation in the area of cancer research and in enhancing the potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in the prevention of cancer and cures for cancer;

(2)attract, create, or expand research capabilities of public or private institutions of higher education and other public or private entities that will promote a substantial increase in cancer research and in the creation of high-quality new jobs in this state; and

(3)develop and implement the Texas Cancer Plan.

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Sec. 102.002. PURPOSES. The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is established to:
(1) create and expedite innovation in the area of cancer research and in enhancing the potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in the prevention of cancer and cures for cancer;
(2) attract, create, or expand research capabilities of public or private institutions of higher education and other public or private entities that will promote a substantial increase in cancer research and in the creation of high-quality new jobs in this state; and
(3) develop and implement the Texas Cancer Plan.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 15, Sec. 5.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (H.B. 14 ), Sec. 4., eff. November 6, 2007.