The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries

• A mistrial has been declared on the first day of jury selection in the deadly conduct case against U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry
• The Texas Education Agency has ordered public schools across the state to suspend all instruction and activities related to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez following a new state report
• The Austin Independent School District is transforming a former elementary school into a massive affordable housing complex for its staff

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The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries.

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told reporters that his goals in the war against Iran will ultimately create the conditions for a civilian uprising
• Austin Police will leave a "public safety zone" in place on Sixth Street as they expect SXSW attendants to remain in the city for a few more days
• The Treasury Department is taking over some federal student loans as part of the Trump administrations plan to dismantle the Education Department

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• Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility and energy sites in the UAE, following an Israeli attack on Iran's South Pars gas field
• Top national security and intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the war with Iran
• A major investigation by The New York Times has revealed allegations that the late labor icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused and raped women and girls

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The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries.

• Allies reject Trump's calls for help securing the Strait of Hormuz as oil continues to flow but with rising risks and prices
• The City of Pflugerville has found another break in a pipeline that carries water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, making it the fifth break discovered for the troubled pipeline
• A federal judge in Houston has extended the Texas school choice voucher application process to March 31st

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• U.S. Representative Greg Casar crashed U.S. Senator John Cornyn's press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International airport
• A new report reveals Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza secretly met with city officials to discuss the city possibly being indicted over injuries sustained by protesters during the 2020 summer protests
• The City of Georgetown is moving ahead with a four-year contract to begin using Flock safety cameras

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• The Trump administration is preparing to announce that several countries have agreed to form a naval coalition to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
• The Department of Energy will begin to pull oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help reduce prices that have risen due to Operation Epic Fury
• Austin city councilmembers are calling for immigration enforcement agents to no longer be allowed to wear masks while conducting operations

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• Four crew members of a U.S. military refueling plane are dead and two are missing after the plane crashed in the western part of Iraq
• A convicted ISIS supporter killed one person and wounded two others at Old Dominion University before being killed
• Another lawsuit has been filed against Texas' school choice voucher program for excluding Muslim schools

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The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries.

• Iran has allegedly launched its first major cyberattack of the war against a U.S. company, reportedly targeting a medical technology group
• Austin Independent School District leaders are facing backlash for confusing messaging regarding multiple school closures
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressuring Collin County to reject plans for the planned Muslim community Epic City

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• Three children have been confirmed dead at the scene of an apartment fire in southeast Austin
• Stage 3 water restrictions continue in Pflugerville after there was a break in a thirty inch pipeline that supplies Lake Pflugerville
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds himself with an early lead in the polls in his Senate runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn

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• President Trump is issuing new threats to Iran over the possible blockage of the Strait of Hormuz
• Two men have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after throwing "ignited devices" near the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani
• The Austin Police Department is increasing security measures ahead of SXSW following a deadly shooting

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