All content by Sami Sparber
![BILLS_TO2017-02-08_Texas_Lege_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BILLS_TO2017-02-08_Texas_Lege_Joshua.Guerra115536.jpg)
Failed bills make comebacks ahead of 86th Texas legislative session
Sami Sparber
• December 3, 2018
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Flavored Juul pod prices spike following suspension of retail orders
Will Kosinski and Sami Sparber
• November 27, 2018
![1119_dianesun(juul)](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1119_dianesunjuul.jpg)
FDA restricts flavored tobacco products to combat youth access and appeal
Will Kosinski and Sami Sparber
• November 19, 2018
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UT Aluma makes history in Harris County ‘Black Girl Magic’ campaign
Sami Sparber
• November 16, 2018
Voter turnout soars in 2018 Texas midterm election
Sami Sparber
• November 8, 2018
![city_council_2018-11-07_Tovo_Watch_Party_Samantha](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/city_council_2018-11-07_Tovo_Watch_Party_Samantha.Dorisca14229.jpg)
Kathie Tovo holds District 9 city council position
Meara Isenberg and Sami Sparber
• November 7, 2018
![Graffiti_2018-10-25_Barksy_Graffiti_Jamie](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Graffiti_2018-10-25_Barksy_Graffiti_Jamie.Powers72594.jpg)
Austin is all paws in when it comes to combating graffiti
Sami Sparber
• October 26, 2018
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LGBTQ candidates hope to bring diversity to state, local government
Sami Sparber
• October 22, 2018
![Alan_Courtesy_of_Alan_Pease](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Alan_Courtesy_of_Alan_Pease.jpg)
Mayoral candidate Alan Pease wants to bring Austinites together
Sami Sparber
• October 16, 2018
![Strenger2018-10-10_Alex_Strenger_profile_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Strenger2018-10-10_Alex_Strenger_profile_Joshua.Guenther6509.jpg)
Mayor candidate Alex Strenger: ‘#BuildTheDome’
Sami Sparber
• October 11, 2018
![voter_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/voter_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony.Mireles143980_0.jpg)
Planning to vote in November? Make sure to register today
Sami Sparber
• October 9, 2018
![Katie_tovo_2018-10-04_Kathie_Tovo_Ashley](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Katie_tovo_2018-10-04_Kathie_Tovo_Ashley.Ephraim177283.jpg)
Incumbent council member Kathie Tovo: ‘More progress to be made’
Sami Sparber
• October 4, 2018
![Abbott2014-11-05_Election_Gubernatorial_Abbott_Amy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Abbott2014-11-05_Election_Gubernatorial_Abbott_Amy.Zhang35991.jpg)
Gov. Abbott, sheriff Lupe Valdez face off in Gubernatorial Debate
Sami Sparber
• September 29, 2018
![pcl_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pcl_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony.Mireles143981.jpg)
FAC lines too long? Head to the PCL during early voting
Sami Sparber
• September 19, 2018
![HEB_BuildingFront_Courtesy_of_H-E-B](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HEB_BuildingFront_Courtesy_of_H-E-B.jpg)
H-E-B to open Austin tech facility in 2019
Sami Sparber
• September 13, 2018
![voter_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/voter_2018-03-05_Election_Line_Anthony.Mireles143996.jpg)
Planning on voting in November? Make sure to register by Oct. 9
Sami Sparber
• September 12, 2018
![Voting0906_AndrewChoi(Voting Equipment) copy](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Voting0906_AndrewChoiVoting-Equipment-copy.jpg)
Travis County to debut new voting system in 2019
Sami Sparber
• September 6, 2018
![Crosswalk2018-09-05_Crosswalks_Elias](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Crosswalk2018-09-05_Crosswalks_Elias.Huerta24125.jpg)
City installs Accessible Pedestrian Signals along Guadalupe Street
Sami Sparber
• September 6, 2018
![Valdez_2017-12-07_Lupe_Valdez_Juan](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Valdez_2017-12-07_Lupe_Valdez_Juan.Figueroa113351.jpg)
Abbott, Valdez to finally face off in Sept. 28 debate
Sami Sparber
• September 4, 2018
![border_wall_court](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/border_wall_court.of_.Alejandro.Santillana_0.jpg)
President Trump deploys troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Sami Sparber
• April 11, 2018
![AAS_Court](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/AAS_Court.Rueben.Gonzales.jpg)
Four faculty members named AAAS fellows
Sami Sparber
• December 1, 2017
![Smoke-out_1115_2017-11-15_UT_SmokeOut_Katie](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Smoke-out_1115_2017-11-15_UT_SmokeOut_Katie.Bauer173_0.jpg)
Great American SmokeOut seeks to end smoking among students, faculty
Sami Sparber
• November 15, 2017
![foster_care_2017-11-08_Foster_Care_Angela](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/foster_care_2017-11-08_Foster_Care_Angela.Wang266.jpg)
Attorney speaks to UT law students about foster care reform
Sami Sparber
• November 8, 2017
![Trash_to_Treasure_1101_2017-11-01_Trash_To_Treasure_Hannah](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Trash_to_Treasure_1101_2017-11-01_Trash_To_Treasure_Hannah.Simon89741.jpg)
Campus Environmental Center hosts Trash to Treasure Halloween sale
Sami Sparber
• November 1, 2017
![Library_1027_102617_illo_MadiBeavers](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Library_1027_102617_illo_MadiBeavers.jpg)
UT Libraries prepares to debut new website
Sami Sparber
• October 27, 2017
![TexNet1025_AudreyWilliams_TexNet](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TexNet1025_AudreyWilliams_TexNet.jpg)
TexNet allows public to track earthquakes in real time
Sami Sparber
• October 25, 2017
![john_Avlon2017-10-18_John](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/john_Avlon2017-10-18_John.Avlon_Ashley.Nava77387.jpg)
Editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast speaks at UT
Sami Sparber
• October 18, 2017
![Nobel_PrizeNews_Court_Rockefeller_Uni](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Nobel_PrizeNews_Court_Rockefeller_Uni_0.jpg)
UT alumnus wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Sami Sparber
• October 4, 2017
![ERC09-29-2017_EERC_Angela](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ERC09-29-2017_EERC_Angela.Wang17971.jpg)
UT celebrates grand opening of Engineering Education and Research Center
Sami Sparber
• September 29, 2017
![TeachingAward_914_Teaching](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/TeachingAward_914_Teaching.Courtesy_ofPaola.Passalacqua-675x900.jpg)
Engineering professor receives UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
Sami Sparber
• September 14, 2017
![museum0913_AmberPerry_museum_illo](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/museum0913_AmberPerry_museum_illo.jpg)
20th annual Austin Museum Day fuses past and future
Sami Sparber
• September 13, 2017