October 2007 — Rep. Branch joined seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on the statewide bus tour to urge people to vote "yes" on Proposition 15, a constitutional amendment that will generate $3 billion for cancer research. In this photo, Rep. Branch stands with Reps. Patrick Rose, Charlie Geren and Jim Keffer as Lance Armstrong addresses the crowd gathered at Cook Children's Medical Center in Ft. Worth.

Rep. Branch chats with one of the young cancer patients at Cook Children's.

Dan shares a smile with one of the many young cancer survivors.

Rep. Branch joins Lance Armstrong and other legislators at City Hall in Granbury, Texas. This was just one of the many stops on the Texans Curing Cancer bus tour.

A cancer survivor presents Rep. Branch with a t-shirt commemorating the bus tour and upcoming historic vote in the state of Texas.

Rep. Branch and Lance Armstrong are led into Cook Children's in Fort Worth, Texas, with members of the media and other dignitaries. During the event, Branch visited with many cancer patients and survivors.

A young cancer patient and his sister visit with Rep. Branch.

Dan, Senator Jane Nelson and Lance Armstrong joined in the stopover at Cook Children's.

Rep. Branch gets a warm welcome from members of the Cook Children's community as he exits the tour bus.