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Bethany Erickson

Bethany Erickson

Senior Digital Editor, D Magazine

Bethany Erickson is the senior digital editor for D Magazine. She's written about real estate, education policy, the stock market, and crime throughout her career, and sometimes all at the same time. She hates lima beans and 5 a.m. and takes SAT practice tests for fun.

Stories by Bethany Erickson

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Local News

With a Special Session Ahead, Two North Texas ISDs Delay Withholding ‘Recapture’ Payments

Carroll and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs hope "diplomacy" can motivate lawmakers to rethink school funding.
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Philanthropy & Nonprofits

North Texas Giving Day Prepares For Its Final Sprint

The nation's largest single-day giving event wraps up at 11:59 p.m. tonight. Let's take a look at its progress and how close it is to setting another record.
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Arts & Entertainment

Here’s Who Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend: September 21-24

Beyonce tonight, but there's a whole weekend of live music and festivals ahead of us. Pace yourselves.
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Local News

After Weeks of Debate, Dallas City Council Approves Budget Without Deep Tax Rate Cut

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn couldn't convince their colleagues to adopt a far deeper tax cut, or prevent the council from passing the budget.
Local News

Leading Off (9/21/23)

Happy Beyonce Day to all who observe it.

Stories by Bethany Erickson

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Local News

Moves to Tweak Scooter Rules Fall Flat With Council Transportation Committee

After launching in May with stricter guidelines, council members say the scooter companies have some work to do before they'll agree to loosen the leash.
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Local News

Some Dallas Students Will Be Able to Ride DART for Free Beginning in January

The effort to provide free DART ridership for kindergarten through 12th grade students in Dallas launches in January, but it's a little more modest than previously reported.
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Fall

33 Things to Do in Dallas-Fort Worth This Fall

From Oktoberfests to musicals to pumpkin patches, we have your autumn bucket list covered.
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Arts & Entertainment

Here’s Who Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend: September 15-17

The weekend offers plenty (and we do mean plenty) of opportunities to laugh or dance your posterior off, with a handful of comedians arriving in North Texas, along with Drake, Dwight Yoakam, and a fun party from new North Texan Shaquille O'Neal.
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Comedy

Comic Iliza Shlesinger’s New Tour Makes a Familiar Stop: Home.

Comedian and writer Iliza Shlesinger has come a long way from her Greenhill days, but there's still plenty to draw her back to Dallas.