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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In the midst of frustration and dread — his world falling apart — something planted itself in the back of Justin Sherburn's mind. A seed of an idea that wouldn’t bloom until months later. -
“We are closing in on 10 million doses administered in Texas, and we want to keep up the momentum as the vaccine supply increases,” an official from the Texas Department of State Health Services. -
We've heard Texas’ power grid came close to total failure the morning of Feb. 15, but not exactly how close. -
After a rocky and sluggish start, lawmakers are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to communicate better and move some groups to the front of the line. -
The state's decision to rely on private providers for the vast majority of the vaccine distribution has caused confusion and frustration for some people trying to get the shot. -
Despite guidance from the state, providers are still turning away patients in the newly eligible group. -
Have A Question About How The Election Will Work During The Pandemic? Ask Our Texas Decides Project.No one has seen an election like 2020's in a long time. This year's primaries were a kind of rehearsal for the general election. We can expect far more voters to cast ballots for the Nov. 3 election in Texas, and the people who run elections are making plans for how to keep voters safe during the pandemic. -
Texas is among the states the U.S. Postal Service has warned about potential problems with delivering mail-in ballots this fall. -
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that "lack of immunity" to the coronavirus is not a disability under state law that would qualify someone for a mail... -
Earlier this year, before all of this began, we put out a call for your stories about overcoming differences — true stories about finding common ground.... -
Lee esta historia en español. Texas reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as hospitals in some parts of the state begin to show... -
Texas is changing the way it publishes its accounting of coronavirus tests after the practice of conflating two types of tests was disclosed last week.
