QUICK HITS

1 HUD: Texas broke law with relief funds: Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in the Houston area, according to a decision by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that could channel millions of dollars of aid to communities battered by the 2017 storm.

2 Minneapolis teachers strike: Teachers in the Minneapolis School District walked off the job on Tuesday in a dispute over wages, class sizes and mental health support for students coping with two years of the pandemic, at least temporarily pausing classes for about 29,000 students and nearly 3,300 teachers in one of Minnesota’s largest school districts.

3 Guilty plea in Venezuela sanctions case: A Miami businessman pleaded guilty to receiving payments from Venezuela’s government and servicing the country’s fleet of Russian fighter jets in violation of U.S. sanctions. Jorge Nobrega admitted in federal court that as part of the conspiracy to violate the U.S. sanctions he was paid the equivalent of around $3.5 million by state-run oil giant PDVSA.

4 Cordele to remove Confederate statue: The south Georgia city is moving ahead with plans to remove a Confederate monument from one of its parks. The newly elected Cordele City Commission voted last month to remove the monument. The decision came after about 8,000 residents signed a petition seeking the removal of the statue.

5 Prince Andrew, accuser seek dismissal: Lawyers for Prince Andrew and a woman who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17 asked a judge to dismiss her lawsuit. The lawyers revealed three weeks ago that they had tentatively agreed to a settlement.