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

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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 ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº: 

Two Texas members of Congress — a Democrat and a Republican — spoke out for legislation to help so-called "dreamers." ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™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 ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Krystina Martinez as part of to talk about it.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

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