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Matt Keyser’s Biography

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Matt found his love for sports as a young boy: studying the box scores of baseball games in the mornings and spending the afternoons striking out his little brother with a mix of fastballs and knee-buckling curveballs. Though his dreams of pitching in the big leagues never blossomed, Keyser began covering sports for the newspapers he grew up reading.

He’s covered everything from Texas high school football to the Houston Astros’ two World Series titles. When he’s not writing, you can find Keyser…

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The wrongful conviction of Lydell Grant

The wrongful conviction of Lydell Grant

The police, district attorney, and judge all agree he's innocent. Why is Lydell Grant still a convicted murde…

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Transparency

Transparency

A four-month investigation reveals Houston's $8 million police body-camera program is falling short of its pr…

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She was convicted of murdering her husband. Did she do it?

She was convicted of murdering her husband. Did she do it?

Sandra Melgar is serving 27 years in prison for brutally stabbing her husband the night they celebrated their…

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I was terrified to be a dad. Then I heard my baby girl cry for the first time.

I was terrified to be a dad. Then I heard my baby girl cry for the first time.

She changed my life in the best ways.

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Forgotten Children

Forgotten Children

Texas leads the nation in hot car deaths with more than 110 cases since 1990. Why do adults keep forgetting k…

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Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

Thomas W. Blake, a Houston millionaire, envisioned bringing an Augusta National-like golf course to Texas. Th…

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Missouri City senior complex restores elevators after months-long outage

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By Matt Keyser Verified
| KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) Verified
Local News Some residents were so trapped they had to cancel their doctor appointments. Others couldn't leave their apartments at all.
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Engineering and computer science students showcase senior projects

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By Matt Keyser Verified
| Daily Titan Verified
Cal State Fullerton’s College of Engineering and Computer Science held its annual ECS Student Projects Competition and Showcase in the Titan Student Union, on May 2. The event displayed 66 capstone and senior design projects from across the departments. The showcase featured an assortment of prototypes, software demos and posters highlighting students' ingenuity and collaboration.
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Men's golf places fourth in Big West Championship

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By Matt Keyser Verified
| Daily Titan Verified
Men’s golf finished in fourth place after the final round of the Big West Championship in La Quinta, California on Tuesday. The Titans finished the tournament with a score of 11-over-par 875. UC Davis won the tournament with an overall score of 11-under-par 853, making this their fourth Big West Championship, as they won in 2009, 2011 and 2012. With just six strokes behind, Long Beach State took second place with a score of 5-under-par 859.
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Be truthful. Be honest. And, damn it, be relentless.

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2007
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