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

• The City of Austin is losing out on $10 million in federal funding for this year
• Texas Senator Ted Cruz has committed $250,000 of his campaign money towards an ad buy supporting school choice 
• Residents in north Austin are sounding the alarm on emissions coming from a nearby funeral home’s cremation system

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