Matt Largey
Matt has been a reporter at KUT off and on since 2006. He came to Austin from Boston, then went back for a while--but couldn't stand to be away--so he came back to Austin. Matt grew up in Maine (but hates lobster), and while it might sound hard to believe, he thinks Maine and Texas are remarkably similar.
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The electricity market in Texas is doing exactly what it's designed to do — and most customers probably won't notice any effect on their bill. -
For some folks in Texas, the forecast for this week brings back unpleasant memories of the winter storm and resulting blackouts in February 2021.
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Does it make any sense to live in a dark-colored house in a state like Texas? We ask experts whether these homes are less energy efficient.
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A West Texas man chipped away at the project for decades. When he died in 2018, the violin was still unfinished — a bunch of carefully crafted parts in a box.
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While there have been improvements to the grid over the past year and a half, some of the root causes of the blackout are still unaddressed.
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Even if you didn't vote in the March primary, you can still vote in the runoff — and your vote might have a bigger impact.
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In Texas, a 2,000 year old Roman sculpture turned up at a Goodwill store. What followed, for one woman, was a years-long effort to learn how it got there and to try to return it to its rightful owner.
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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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Projections show that COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients in the state are on track to exceed the previous all-time high within a week.
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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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If you’ve spent any time outside under a tree in the past couple weeks, you may have noticed all the inchworms. They’re hanging in midair by a thin thread, blowing in the breeze.
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Millions lost their jobs to the pandemic and needed to file for unemployment benefits, but met busy lines – including a composer from Austin, who made an album to counteract the vibe.
