Sen. Davis calls for CPRIT reform as emergency item: "proposing changes in the law to make the agency more transparent"

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12/19/2012 12:10 PM

Sen. Davis calls for CPRIT reform as emergency item

By: Sarah Grady

Sen. Wendy Davis announced Wednesday she intends to file legislation to reform the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Davis is calling on Gov. Rick Perry to make the legislation an emergency item for the coming session.

The state agency, which launched in 2009, is the subject of several investigations.
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Davis is also proposing changes in the law to make the agency more transparent in an effort to avoid cronyism. In a separate letter to Comptroller Susan Combs, Davis requested the agency's audits be posted on the comptroller's website.