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

• The Seattle Seahawks secured a 29-13 victory in super Bowl LX over the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium Sunday night
• Protesters gathered at the State Capitol over the weekend to protest ongoing immigration enforcement operations
• The Austin ISD has put out new rules in response to multiple days of student walkout over immigrant enforcement operations

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

• Lawmakers have one week to reach a deal or face a partial shutdown of DHS agencies including the TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard
• Austin ISD is facing intense scrutiny from state officials after hundreds of students walked out to protest ICE
• A town hall hosted by the Austin Police Department saw significant tension as community members and city leaders questioned the department's cooperation with ICE

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• NBC's Savannah Guthrie and her siblings are demanding proof of life of their 84-year-old mother Nancy following media reports of ransom notes
• A lawsuit has been filed by a former Texas A&M professor who was fired over a gender identity lesson
• Two lawmakers from Texas are behind new legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote

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• President Trump has signed a funding bill to end a partial four-day shutdown, buying time for negotiations on ICE and immigration funding
• The Austin City Council has pulled an item from this week's agenda involving new surveillance cameras in city parks
• A Kyle man has been arrested in connection to a viral video showing him getting beaten up by a group of teenagers who were skipping class to protest ICE operations in Buda

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• Hundreds of students from multiple school districts in the Austin area walked out of school on Monday to protest against I.C.E.
• Lawmakers in the House are racing to hold a critical vote today to restore funding and end the brief partial government shutdown that began over the weekend '
• Secretary Kristi Noem says every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras

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• Governor Greg Abbott says he's directing the Texas Education Commissioner to investigate student-led protests against immigration enforcement actions
• President Trump is discussing the possibility of nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court
• A partial government shutdown looms as the House remains on recess but Speaker Mike Johnson is expressing confidence that the impasse will end by Tuesday

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• President Trump and Senate leaders have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a government shutdown by separating DHS funding from other spending bills
• Border czar Tom Homan is announcing a drawdown of federal agents in Minneapolis following weeks of violent clashes and the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens
• A trial will begin today to determine if Austin voters can weigh in on the $1.6 billion dollar downtown convention center replacement project

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• Dozens of nurses and other members of the community held a candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti outside Ascension Seton Medical Center as some nurses at the vigil called for the abolishment of I.C.E.
• The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election office in Georgia in connection with concerns regarding the 2020 presidential election
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering public colleges and universities to halt all H-1B visa petitions

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• A man is in custody after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknow substance during a town hall in Minneapolis
• The F.B.I. is investigating whether anti-I.C.E. protests are being funded by outside groups
• Texas Senator Ted Cruz is calling for the United States to arm Iranian protesters as unrest inside Iran intensifies and regional threats against Washington escalate

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• President Trump is replacing leadership in Minnesota as Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minnesota today while border czar Tom Homan is dispatched to the city
• Federal prosecutors say they've dealt a major blow to a violent Venezuelan terrorist network operating inside the U.S.
• Millions of Americans are digging out after a monster winter storm caused at least 18 deaths and extensive power outages

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