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On today's Daily Rundown podcast, reporter Cameron Abrams covers:🔺43 current or expected Texas House Republican Caucus members' policy commitment🔺The Supreme Court rejecting a suit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone🔺SCOTUS ruling that the bump stock ban was unlawful

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The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Public Utility Commission in two electricity pricing-related cases that stemmed from the 2021 blackouts and their aftermath. The two rulings track with previous ones by the court, deferring to the authority of the agency over utilities.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority with a rule that classifies a bump stock as a "machinegun," SCOTUS wrote in siding with Texas gun store owner Michael Cargill. Justice Samuel Alito noted concurrently that Congress may amend the law to ban bump stocks if it chooses to.

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The school board of Arlington ISD voted for a new compensation package that costs $23.9 million and raises salaries by 4 percent. The district is expected to ratify its budget for the 2024-2025 school year on June 18.

The runoff election was once again Attorney General Ken Paxton versus Gov. Greg Abbott in terms of endorsem*nts. See how things shaped up between the endorsem*nts for runoff candidates.

“As conservative members of the House of Representatives and as Texans we propose to strengthen the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives,” reads a new policy commitment signed by 43 Texas House Republican Caucus members and incomers.