The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries. 

• Allies reject Trump’s calls for help securing the Strait of Hormuz as oil continues to flow but with rising risks and prices
• The City of Pflugerville has found another break in a pipeline that carries water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, making it the fifth break discovered for the troubled pipeline
• A federal judge in Houston has extended the Texas school choice voucher application process to March 31st

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