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

• Five men were arrested and charged in an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event that had just taken place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday
• GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton has announced he will host a rare Republican midterm convention
• Austin Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman in southeast Austin as the city's 28th homicide of the year

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

• President Trump is in France with other world leaders for the G7 Summit to discuss more of the Iran peace deal
• Military officials are sharing details after a deadly B-52 bomber crash at an Air Force base in Southern California
• The City of Austin will be running daily homeless camp sweeps, Monday through Friday, under a new city program that can cost up to $150,000 per sweep

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

• The US and Iran have struck a framework deal as Trump heads to the G7. Oil prices had already fallen sharply in anticipation of the deal, and Trump posted that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott laid out the GOP's agenda going forward at the Republican state convention in Houston
• Education experts are watching closely to see whether recent gains in test scores at the high school level will carry over to younger students as more STAAR results are set to be released tomorrow

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

• President Trump has announced that he has cancelled plans to carry out further attacks against Iran, saying they're close to completing a peace deal
• Karmelo Anthony has filed an appeal for his murder conviction while also stating he cannot afford an attorney for the appeal and needs the court to appoint one
• Educators, students and community members rallied outside AISD headquarters yesterday ahead of a packed board meeting to discuss a reduction plan for the $181 million budget deficit

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

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

• A Texas jury has found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder after deliberating for three hours yesterday
• President Trump ordered strikes against the Iranian regime in response to the downing of a U.S. helicopter
• The City of Austin has put out a warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae mats were spotted on multiple local waterways

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

• Democrat Texas Gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa held a press conference to announce the creation of a new effort aimed at fighting school closures
• A recently opened bar near the UT campus is facing displacement after receiving a letter from the Austin Transit Partnership stating their property would be seized under imminent domain for the city's light rail project
• An Austin man is facing multiple charges after leading Kyle police on a wild chase that ended when the man crashed into a patrol cruiser

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

• Nearly a year after floods destroyed much of the Sandy Creek area, heavy rainfall caused major flooding Friday night and destroyed an animal sanctuary
• President Trump says he had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over strikes in Iran
• Student witnesses in the murder trial Karmelo Anthony testifies that they did not believe Anthony acted in self-defense

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• In a closed door meeting Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers that Todd Blanche, the presidents nominee for Attorney General, had full control on the Epstein files and investigation
• The Austin School Board got their first look last night at a proposed $181 million budget reduction plan
• The University of Texas has removed the Cezar Chavez statue between Battle Hall and the West Mall office building

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• Iran has suspended nuclear talks with the U.S. amid Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon. Israel also faces accusations of continuing to violate the Gaza ceasefire. Kuwait is also weighing in amid rising tensions in the region around the Strait of Hormuz
• Austin ISD had released its recommended budget for the 2026-2027 school year with the Board of Trustees expected to take up the budget today
• Former Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor is suing Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis for not reinstating him back onto the force after a Texas court overturned his conviction in a 2019 shooting

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