Texas Proposition 14 results: Voters Approve Amendment to Create Dementia Research Facility, Fund

Texas voters Tuesday approved Proposition 14, which creates a state-funded dementia research facility and sets aside money aimed at prevention of the disease.

SJR 3 authorizes the state comptroller to set aside $3 billion from the state’s general fund to create the Dementia and Research Institute of Texas. The measure also provides funding for research and prevention efforts around dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.