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

• Austin is facing a near unprecedented fire threat due to high winds & extremely dry brush 
•  A Texas Senate Committee has rolled out legislation that would ban all consumable hemp products 
• Cedar Park is moving to stage 3 water conservation after both Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan fell below the threshold to trigger the change

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