Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 102.201. Cancer Prevention and Research Fund

(1) appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature, except that the appropriated money may not include the proceeds from the issuance of bonds authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution;

(2) gifts, grants, including grants from the federal government, and other donations received for the fund;  and

(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund.

(1) grants for cancer research and for cancer research facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans;

(2) the purchase, subject to approval by the institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state agency or grant recipient;

(3) grants to public or private persons to implement the Texas Cancer Plan;

(4) the operation of the institute;

(5) grants for cancer prevention and control programs in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans;  and

(6) debt service on bonds issued as authorized by Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution.