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SXSW Panels: The Future of Food and Drink
Highlights from the 2017 food track
"...All the panelists felt that it’s our responsibility as consumers to keep in touch with our food, where it’s..."

March 12, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

With the Grain
How Austin kitchens are beginning to love gluten
"...the same report reveals that nearly half of these consumers think gluten-free diets are a fad. And if the..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Earth Day Brings EnergySage to Rooftop Solar
New website promises quick solar cost analyses
"...Most consumers don't follow solar closely, and it's a rapidly changing..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Watching the Watchmen
A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock
"...growing problem. As commerce has moved online, data about consumers has become a commodity – bought, sold, and manipulated..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

It's About Bloody Time: Austin's First Trader Joe's Opens Today
The beloved cult grocery chain opens its first of three Austin stores.
"...Despite speculation that the Consumers Union would be present to "protest" (or, perhaps more..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Eastman Wins; Jury Still Out on Plastic
Lawsuit highlights potential health effects of plastics
"...reproductive disfunction, and changes in infant behavior. Pressure from consumers led to major retailers dropping products known to contain..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Ann Chen

Two Local Food Bills Scheduled for Public Hearing
Public Health Committee to consider HB 46 and HB 910 on Wednesday
"...produced impose hardships on both small dairy farmers and consumers and this bill would rectify that...."

Feb. 26, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
To run away from the factory farm!
"...much of our nation's rural landscapes. Rarely seen by consumers, much less entered by them, the prisonlike factories are..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

What EVOO Can Do for You
Texas olive oil companies strive to educate consumers
"...the books to protect domestic olive oil producers or consumers. In the EU, the International Olive Council has implemented..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Fizzy Logic
Drink local soft drinks – from Dublin to Maine
"...a collective howl of rage and grief; preemptively nostalgic consumers snapped up the remaining bottles in their local groceries..."

March 2, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Hightower Report
A grassroots movement is changing the U.S. food culture
"...food artisans, local retailers, co-ops, community organizers, restaurateurs, environmentalists, consumers, and others – perhaps including you. This movement has..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Bugs Benedict? Bee Stroganoff?; and Tea Party Toys With Consumer Protection
"...them." It'll only take four or five years for consumers to buy into the insect future, he predicts: "It's..."

April 29, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

sxswi: Convergence of Traditional & Internet TV
or, hanging with policy wonks makes my brain hurt.
"...not alone in declaring that if legitimate sources for consumers to access media are available, piracy would nearly end...."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

The Hightower Report
Obama Feels Wall Street's Pain; and Do Apples Need a Remake?
"...in our industry." He's referring to the fact that consumers routinely reject foods they know to be altered. In..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Hard Times, Soft Heads; and Wall Street's Resilient Greed
"...gurus roosting on their lofty theoretical perches, is for consumers to spend more. Yoo-hoo, wise ones – spend what?..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Free (Corporate) Speech; and Corporations Take the Money and Run
"..."This commercial is outrageous, misleading, and unfair to all consumers."..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Helpful New Year's Resolutions; and Let's Chuck the Bottle
"...I know we're a nation of inveterate consumers, but who would buy pollution in a bottle?..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Hiding Worker Injuries; and The Good Food Movement
"...food artisans, local retailers, co-ops, community organizers, restaurateurs, environmentalists, consumers, and others – perhaps including you. This movement has..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Follow the Leader
Has Austin's ON Networks found the golden formula for the new media age?
"...hardware to content accessible on portable devices. For media consumers, it's an exciting, if somewhat bewildering, time. More so..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Common Law
Legal Issues for Website Owners (Part 2)
"...being from a particular manufacturer or seller. Trademarks help consumers distinguish one company's products from another's. Trademark infringement happens..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Chris Johns

To the Cyber-Barricades!
Time Warner wants to meter broadband, and the techno-peasants are revolting
"...providers, perhaps negotiating deals with certain sites to allow consumers to download that site's content without the surcharge –..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Pecan Street Project
Austin and AE form high tech partnership for the next big challenge in clean energy
"...only one direction, from a central power plant to consumers. Under the new model of distributed generation, energy will..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Former Chilean Prez Has Common Sense – Can We Get Some of That?
Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos gave a speech on globalization at UT
"...the decision of how to shape the entire society. Consumers drive that society. Consumers are different than citizens because..."

March 7, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

The Hightower Report
Sweatshop Crucifixes; and the E. Coli Loophole
"...Step right up, consumers, and get your precooked, United States Department of Agriculture-approved..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Common Law
Holiday purchases – cash or credit card?
"...instead of cash because they offer more protection for consumers. Are they right?..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

Why Is GreenChoice No. 1?
"...over city of Austin utilities by refusing to deregulate, consumers don't even have the option to use a true..."

Nov. 1, 2007 Postmarks

Jury Duty Scam
Thieves posing as court officer try to steal your identity.
"...credit card bills. As with many ploys to obtain consumers' personal information, it is likely that many of these..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report
Country-of-Origin Labeling; and George's 'Excessive Punishment' Doctrine
"...Most consumers assume that since the USA is the greatest food..."

July 20, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

On the Lege: TXU Meltdown
TXU says FU, then backs down
"...the Senate versions, which would, among other things, give consumers stronger protections and grant the PUC more regulatory authority..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...scheme. "BioPerformance claims its top-secret gas pulls can save consumers big bucks at the gas pump," Abbott said in..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

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