February 19, 2018
Tierra Prometida, an alpaca ranch 15 miles west of San Marcos, is home to dozens of alpacas. Alpaca wool is more eco-friendly than synthetic fibers and even other woolly livestock.
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Austin offers resources to struggling parents
October 18, 2017
In between classes, homework and her other obligations as a student, UT Austin radio-television-film senior Haley Morales has one more responsibility on which she must spend her time: either taking care of her four-month-old son, Hunter, or finding someone to look after him.
Amazon in Austin: How could online retailers impact local grocery stores?
September 27, 2017
When online-bookstore-turned-leading-retailer Amazon.com Inc. was born over twenty years ago, the thought that online stores could replace brick-and-mortar businesses was nearly unthinkable. In 2017, however, it’s entirely possible that Austin will start seeing more Amazon Fresh delivery trucks on the streets than grocery stores.
Coal, Renewable Energy and Carbon Emissions in Texas
Forty-three percent of Americans want President Donald Trump to revive the coal industry and 64 percent think he can do it, according to the spring 2017 edition of the biannual University of Texas Energy Poll.
However, energy market experts believe coal isn’t coming back.
UT economics student researches sustainable agriculture
November 8, 2016
When economics junior Joy Youwakim was growing up, she grew tired of being told to eat everything on her plate because people elsewhere were starving.
“It’s ridiculous that it’s 2016, and there are still people that are hungry in the world, especially when we produce enough,” Youwakim said.
Capital Analysis Survey Finds Lack of Later-Stage Investment Funds for Austin Startups
November 23, 2015
Austin is an ideal place to start a business, but there aren’t enough sources of local investment to help startups grow, according to a recent study by two Austin business associations.
Political Economist Robert Reich Speaks About Money and Democracy
September 16, 2015
Political economist and self-proclaimed “class worrier” Robert Reich warned last week in a lecture at UT that widening political and economic inequality meant that the U.S. would soon have to choose between either authoritarianism or reform.
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