Presumption Bill Now Aims to List 12 Cancers as Compensable

First responders want almost all known cancers to be considered compensable. Municipalities for years have been happy to limit the list to three cancers, as recognized by an international research group. Now, the two sides may have found middle ground in the Texas Legislature, with a revised bill that would list 10-12 cancers thought to be associated with firefighting. The only question is whether leukemia and kidney cancer should be included on that list, said Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, the author of House Bill 3996. Burrows and 16 others testified this week before the House Busin...