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

• A mistrial has been declared on the first day of jury selection in the deadly conduct case against U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry 
• The Texas Education Agency has ordered public schools across the state to suspend all instruction and activities related to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez following a new state report 
• The Austin Independent School District is transforming a former elementary school into a massive affordable housing complex for its staff