On Feb. 15, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced a major step forward in the fight against cancer by approving over $90 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting.

The slate of forty projects from across Texas fund a wide range of innovative research and prevention efforts at major research hubs like Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, but also invests in developing cancer research programs in El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley.