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 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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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. -
There’s a fight playing out in both state and federal courts about just who is eligible to vote by mail in Texas. Democrats and voting rights advocates… -
Issie Lapowsky of Wired explains Facebook's removal of a coordinated disinformation campaign. Also, former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort's trial shapes up and a judge blocks 3D printed guns.
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The 27th Amendment had languished for nearly 200 years before a Texas student made passing it a personal cause. The amendment was ratified 25 years ago this weekend. -
The U.S. Supreme Court is denying the State of Texas' appeal in case over the state's voter ID law. -
Brenham-based Blue Bell Ice Cream is expanding a recall of its products that include cookie dough from a third-party supplier, over concerns that the... -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed this summer, challenging the City of Austin's regulations for short-term... -
The state of Texas is threatening to withdraw from the federal refugee resettlement program, if the feds don't accept the state's proposal for... -
Harris County health officials are reporting the first death related to the Zika virus in Texas. An infant born with microcephaly, a condition where the...
