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alzassociation.bsky.social
Alongside @americanheart.bsky.social, we have filed an amicus brief supporting the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT).

We're committed to seeing DPRIT succeed so we can advance dementia research in Texas and across the country.

Learn more: bit.ly/4gXq6S7.
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
thewilliamslab.bsky.social
Exciting frontier for dementia research in Texas!

LIstening now to #TomCraddick
#joanhuffman #DrGregBonnen #RepJohnZerwas at #UTsystem Brain Research Summit discussing #DPRIT.

Still needs to pass legislature and then voted on by the people, but tremendous hope for the future

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November 19, 2024 at 3:29 PM
kathrynp-phd.bsky.social
Interesting that my home state would pass this! Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release www.alz.org/news/2025/te...
Texans Make History with Passage of Proposition 14, Launching Nation’s Largest State-Funded Dementia Research Initiative
Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release
www.alz.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
mayalhenry.bsky.social
Texans- early voting is happening now and DPRIT is on the ballot! Vote to fund #dementiaresearch in Texas!

www.alz.org/yeson14
Vote YES on Texas Ballot Initiative 14 | Alzheimer’s Association
Vote yes on proposition 14 on the Texas Nov. 4, 2025, ballot to help fund dementia prevention.
www.alz.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
hopebuilding.bsky.social
The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), approved by two-thirds of voters in a 4 November ballot measure, authorizes $3 billion in state surplus funds to be awarded over 10 years to Texas-based researchers for work in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other diseases.
Dementia researchers cheer Texas voters’ approval of $3 billion funding initiative
New effort is modeled after the state’s long-running cancer research institute
www.science.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
flypusher713.bsky.social
DPRIT is a good one though
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
lbdgba.bsky.social
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to prioritize Texas lead in dementia prevention research www.kltv.com/2024/11/19/t...
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to prioritize Texas lead in dementia prevention research
Announced in a release today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is working with Texas legislators to pass an initiative called the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) – a decade-long invest...
www.kltv.com
May 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
davidwsanders.bsky.social
DPRIT passes! $3-billion Texas investment in dementia research: www.alz.org/news/2025/te...
Texans Make History with Passage of Proposition 14, Launching Nation’s Largest State-Funded Dementia Research Initiative
Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release
www.alz.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social
Seems clear that there is a lot of momentum for the so-called DPRIT bill announced yesterday by the Lt. Governor
November 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social
Big deal for dementia research in the great state of Texas: www.ltgov.texas.gov/2024/11/18/l...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Launches Major Legislative Initiative - Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today announcing a new major legislative initiative for the Texas Senate, the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT): “One of the m...
www.ltgov.texas.gov
November 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM
kissphoria.bsky.social
The way the Texas Senate and House work is that the highest priority bills are given the lowest numbers. For example, here are the bills in the Senate that have been given the highest priority. 1 is always reserved for budget, 2 is whatever the session is about, this year it's vouchers.
Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Second Round of Priority Bills: Senate Bill 26 – Increasing Teacher Pay Senate Bill 27 – Establishing a Teacher Bill of Rights Senate Bill 28 – Banning Lottery Couriers Senate Bill 29 – Incorporate Texas! Senate Bill 30 – Curbing Nuclear Verdicts Senate Bill 31 – Life of the Mother Act Senate Bill 32 – Business Tax Relief Senate Bill 33 – Stopping Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel Senate Bill 34 – Wildfire Response Senate Bill 35 – Competing for Quality Roads Senate Bill 36 – Establishing a Homeland Security Division within DPS Senate Bill 37 – Reforming Faculty Senates Senate Bill 38 – Stopping Squatters Senate Bill 39 – Protecting Texas Trucking Senate Bill 40 – Bail Reform In Case You Missed It, Here is Lt. Gov. Patrick’s First Round of Priority Bills: Senate Bill 1 – Senate’s Budget for Texas Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for Seniors) Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability Senate Bill 7 – Increasing Investments in Texas’ Water Supply Senate Bill 8 – Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Assist the Federal Government’s Deportation Efforts Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools Senate Bill 14 – Texas DOGE – Improving Government Efficiency Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing Senate Bill 16 – Stopping Non-Citizens from Voting Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversaries’ Land Grabs Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve Senate Bill 22 – Establishing Texas as America’s Film Capital Senate Bill 23 – Removing the Cap on the Rainy Day Fund to Secure Texas’ Long-Term Financial Future Senate Bill 24 – Educating Texas Students on the Horrors of Communism Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
karlmiller.bsky.social
As state invests in dementia prevention, UT San Antonio declares 'new era' in Alzheimer's treatment
The newly merged university opened its $100 million Center for Brain Health and is making strides in treatment of Alzheimer's.
UT San Antonio poised to help lead voter-approved 'DPRIT' initiative in Texas
The newly merged university opened its $100 million Center for Brain Health and is making strides in treatment of Alzheimer's.  
www.expressnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
jmarotta.bsky.social
It was a Dan Patrick initiative. Maybe he wanted some legacy other than being a total idiot?

Full disclosure is that my family is directly benefiting from DPRIT, but I’m also skeptical. I don’t want to see a bunch of that funding funneled to Neuralink.
January 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM