Matt Largey
Projects EditorMatt Largey is the Projects Editor at KUT. He previously worked at WBUR in Boston. His work has appeared on many national radio shows. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including a national Edward R. Murrow award in 2013. He’s originally from Maine, but has lived in Austin since 2006. While it might sound hard to believe, he thinks Maine and Texas are remarkably similar.
You can email him at matt@kut.org.
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Voters in North Central Austin are choosing a new City Council member to replace Greg Casar, who resigned to run for Congress. -
The Austin ordinance prevents billboard companies from changing their existing analog signs into digital ones. The case may be about billboards, but it’s also about a more fundamental question of free speech.
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Musician Justin Sherburn wrote an album inspired by his wait for unemployment benefits. Now, others in the same situation will hear it as they wait.
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Humans only knew about the San Marcos gambusia for about 10 years before it allegedly disappeared from its only known habitat.
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“Until we end up in litigation directly with the governor, we’re going to keep our requirement that public schools require masks,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown told KUT.
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Las proyecciones de los especialistas de la Universidad de Texas están basadas en las condiciones actuales. Si la población comienza a usar máscarillas, evita congregarse en espacios cerrados y se vacuna, la tendencia de alza en hospitalizaciones podría revertirse.
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The projections are based on the status quo. If everyone starts wearing masks, avoids indoor crowds and gets vaccinated, the trend of hospitalizations could reverse itself.
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It’s happened before in other parts of the country, but in Texas it would play out much differently. That’s because Texas has its own power grid with minimal connections to neighboring grids.
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We explore the history of Texas' electric grid and how it failed so spectacularly during February's winter storm.
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A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m. It could bring large hail and damaging winds.
