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The Lead: Gun Show Pressure, Water Bills at the Texas Lege

Good morning, and happy Friday. Austin’s in for a temperature boost today, with warm and breezy weather bringing in a high in the 70s, according to the National Weather Service.Lead story: As KUT News...

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The Lead: CPRIT-Funded Group Closes, County OKs Smoking Ban

Good morning. The National Weather Service still has Central Texas under a Red Flag Warning until 6 p.m. tonight. The humidity will be low and the winds are high, meaning higher wildfire...

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Bill Would Overhaul State Cancer Agency

Two state lawmakers who led the charge to create the now-embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) unveiled legislation today that they say will fix the $3 billion agency. A...

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The Lead: Former CPRIT Heads Skip House Hearing; UT to Offer Incentives to...

Good morning. Austin’s in for temperatures approaching 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A cold front is expected to blow into the region this weekend, bringing with it chances for...

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Tribcast: Breaking Down the Texas School Finance Ruling

On this week's KUT/Texas Tribune Tribcast, we go over the Texas public school finance ruling, which includes a call to add around $10 billion to the state's school budget.

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The Lead: Animal Center's 'No Kill' 2012, Dewhurst at Vets' Expo

Good morning. Austin’s in for a sunny and mild day according to the National Weather Service, with highs in the low to mid-60s.Lead Story: Despite crowded conditions and a longer-than-expected “kitten...

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The Lead: CPRIT’s Trickle-Down Funding Troubles, Oil Field Thefts

Good morning, and happy Presidents Day. KUT News has a look at what’s open and closed today: all City of Austin’s administrative offices and other city are closed today, but trash, recycling and yard...

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CPRIT to Review Grants Despite Moratorium

The Cancer Research and Prevention Institute of Texas, known as CPRIT, is moving forward with its oversight committee’s grant-vetting process.That’s despite a lockout by the state legislature that’s...

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UT is Now Smoke-Free - But How Will the Policy be Enforced?

The University of Texas at Austin is now officially, 100 percent smoke free. The policy takes full-effect today. But it started last year when the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas...

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State Leadership Allows CPRIT to Move Forward on Grants

Despite an ongoing grant moratorium, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas received permission Wednesday from state leaders to move forward on contract negotiations for 25 grants that...

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CPRIT Foundation to Close in 60 Days

  The private foundation that’s given financial support to the state’s troubled cancer-fighting agency says it’s shutting down.The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas– known as CPRIT –...

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Senate Approves CPRIT Reform Legislation

The Texas Senate unanimously approved two bills Wednesday to reform the beleaguered Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas amid continuing controversy over grant awards.

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Agenda Texas: CPRIT's Creation Story

Now you may have heard about the current troubles the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is going through. Lead scientists have quit over what they claim were inadequate reviews of grant...

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CPRIT Supporters Urge TX House Panel to Approve Overhaul Bill

So far this session, lawmakers have berated the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas– or CPRIT -- for its handling of some taxpayer-funded grants.But today, a House panel heard testimony...

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Former Executive at CPRIT, Texas' Cancer Agency, Indicted

A Travis County grand jury has indicted Jerald Cobbs, a former executive with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), in connection with an $11 million grant the agency approved...

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Texas Cancer Institute Tries to Move Past Resignations

The head of the state’s $3 billion cancer fighting agency sought to reassure some of its biggest supporters today after a recent wave of resignations at the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of...

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Texas Cancer Research Agency Gave Out $11M Without Review

The state’s cancer research agency has revealed it handed out an $11 million grant without reviewing the proposal.It’s the latest challenge facing the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas,...

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Travis County DA Investigating State Cancer Institute

There’s more trouble for the state’s embattled cancer-fighting agency.The Travis County District Attorney’s office is now investigating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, better...

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Amid Investigations, CPRIT's Future Uncertain

In 2008, when the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas embarked on its mission to cure cancer, the $3 billion program was welcomed with fanfare by voters who had passed a constitutional...

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TIMELINE: Governor Rick Perry's Felony Indictment

For the first time in nearly a century, the Texas governor is facing felony charges.Rick Perry has been indicted by a Travis County grand jury for abuse of office and coercion. The charges mean the...

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