HOUSTON, Texas — Texas may be on the verge of one of its largest-ever investments in brain health research. On Tuesday’s ballot, Proposition 14 would establish a multi-billion-dollar fund to combat dementia and other neurological disorders — just as Rice University launches a major new initiative to unlock the mysteries of the human brain.

The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has made a groundbreaking discovery that could lead to the ultimate end of Alzheimer’s disease.