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

• Austin ISD trustees will vote today on a proposed consolidation plan that would close 10 schools and shift nearly 4,000 students to new campuses in the fall
• President Trump has signed a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release all its files on convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
• Negotiations between the City of Austin and its fire department have been put on hold as the city accuses the fire union president of walking away from the table