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Top Stories: The Hopes And Fears Of A North Texas Dreamer

Martin do Nascimento
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KUT News
Signs at an Austin rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy led by DACA-recipient students, teachers and other education and community members.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

President Trump’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program affects about 120,000 Texans who have legal protections from DACA.

Out of fear, many so-called “dreamers” in North Texas didn't want to talk to KERA about the decision. One who did says he’s hopeful Congress will put forward comprehensive immigration reform.

Other stories this morning:    

  • There are a number of differences between the shelters housing Harvey evacuees and the ones victims of Katrina stayed in 12 years ago. A big one is telemedicine.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.