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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's One Crisis Away project focuses on North Texans living on the financial edge.

When Savings Are Slim -- Why Aren't Texans Saving More Money?

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A new study shows that nearly 50 percent of Texans don’t have enough cash available to stay above the poverty line for three months after a financial emergency. As part of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s  initiative, Think host Krys Boyd examines why the numbers have jumped since the last scorecard was released with , president of the Corporation for Enterprise Development.