Embattled $3B Texas cancer agency looks forward

Published October 23, 2012 11:25pm ET



AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It’s been a tumultuous few months for Texas’ cancer-fighting program.

The agency, whose annual meeting begins Wednesday, has seen mass resignations, accusations of politics overtaking science and new divisions over how the state should best spend $3 billion in taxpayer money fighting cancer over the next decade.

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