Texas faces a memory crisis and a moment of opportunity with Prop 14

Sunday, Oct 19, 2025

500,000 Texans live with dementia. If voters approve Prop 14, patients will get access to early intervention treatments, more clinical trials, and specialized care.

Texas is on the verge of becoming the leader in dementia research, if voters approve Proposition 14 on the ballot next month.

“It's truly tremendous to see a state step up and show the leadership that Texas is right now with passing the DPRIT piece of legislation earlier this year and now going to the ballot to fund it this November,” Joanne Pike, DrPH, president of the Alzheimer’s Association, said on this week's episode of Y'all-itics.

UTA's Dr. Steven Weisberg discusses the importance of Proposition 14 with Dallas News, which will be on the ballot this November.

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