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

• Governor Greg Abbott has issued civil arrest warrants for the Democrats that left the state to break quorum 
• Houston business owner Mattress Mack is giving away 400 mattresses in Travis County 
• A contractor is about to begin major repairs to the Sandy Creek bridge a month after it was destroyed by the 4th of July flood

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