 Also in 2007, Jerry Madden, chair of the Texas House Corrections Committee, secured $2 million of funding over two years in the state budget for Prometa treatment programs.In contrast with officials in Washington, Madden said he had no financial ties to Hythiam.In support of the budget request he cited a 20-person pilot paid for by Hythiam in Collin County, where the local judge reported a "spectacular" success rate.