By Polly Ross Hughes, Houston Chronicle Oct. 26--AUSTIN -- A well-known social conservative is urging Texans to oppose a $3 billion bond proposal for cancer research, warning the money could be used for controversial embryonic stem cell testing.

AUSTIN, Texas _ Gov. Rick Perry _ usually a hero to social conservatives _ surprised many of them Friday by making Texas the first state to mandate a vaccine for sixth-grade girls to prevent a sexually transmitted infection that leads to most kinds of cervical cancer.

By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Feb.