The Economic Developement Potential
of Stem Cell Research in Texas
A study authored by Bernard L. Weinstein and Terry L. Clower, professors of applied economics at the University of North Texas, concluded "... an industry that has the potential to support more than 230,000 jobs in Texas, generate $88 billion in economic activity and provide more than $1.3 billion in state and local tax revenue would be at risk should the Legislature impose restrictions on stem cell research above and beyond any federal restriction."
“It's the federal research that is the big opportunity, that’s where the big dollars are. And to have these avenues to federal resources closed is going to hurt us in the long run.”
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Houston Chronicle
August 22, 2004
