Sami Sparber

Reporting Fellow

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Sami Sparber is a junior at the University of Texas. Sami has worked as an intern covering politics at NBC News in Washington and as a state bureau intern for the Houston Chronicle. She is the projects editor at The Daily Texan and is proficient in Spanish.

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Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp addresses the press on the findings of the report on Hurricane Harvey on Dec. 6, 2018.

Texas A&M chancellor fires back at Harvard over criticism of controversial beef study

by Sami Sparber Jan. 22, 2020

John Sharp sent Harvard’s president an open letter calling for an investigation into Harvard scientists whose actions he said “are false and harmful to Texas A&M University and its faculty.”

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President Donald Trump gestures to the audience at the American Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Convention and Trade Show in Austin on Jan. 19, 2020.

"The farmers are sticking with Trump": President touts new trade deal during Austin speech

by Sami Sparber Jan. 19, 2020

The president also exuded confidence that Texas will remain in Republican hands in 2020, despite some political watchers suggesting it's more purple than it has been in years.

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