The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday from Patrick Osborn. 

• A pizza joint in Austin saw employees go on strike and protest in front of the store over the weekend 
• A new city commission in Austin formed to review police misconduct allegations will have its first meeting on Friday 
• Google will pay Texas over $1 billion dollars to settle claims of violating data privacy laws

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