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Top Stories: Bipartisan Embrace Of DACA Relief; Texans Struggle To Save For Retirement

Gus Contreras/KERA News
Business leaders and lawmakers gather to promote the need for finding bipartisan DACA legislation solutions at a Dallas Regional Chamber forum. Panel from left to right: Bill Lucia, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, John Rowe and Juan Carlos Cerd.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News: 

Two Texas members of Congress — a Democrat and a Republican — spoke out for legislation to help so-called "dreamers." KERA’s Bill Zeeble explains why two typical opponents on immigration came together in downtown Dallas.

Other top stories this evening: 

  • The holidays are in full swing, and that means two performances are dominating North Texas stages - The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol. Art&Seek intern Miguel Perez talked to one ballet company whose upcoming production blends a little bit of both classics.

  • Most of the people living in Texas don’t save enough money for retirement. That’s one of the key findings out of a new study from the Texas-based Center for Public Policy Priorities. Laura Rosen conducted the study and she joins KERA's Krystina Martinez as part of One Crisis Awayto talk about it.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Samantha Guzman is the coordinating editor of Arts Access, a partnership between The Dallas Morning News and KERA expanding arts coverage in the Dallas-Fort Worth area through the lens of equity and access.