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

• The Austin City Council says they’re going through with the cap & stitch plan for I-35 despite losing a large federal grant to fund the project 
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested an Illinois court to arrest and return the House Democrats that left the state to prevent a quorum over redistricting maps 
• An Austin couple is speaking out about their lawsuit against the city of Austin and the Austin police department

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