State Fair of Texas opens with a new gun ban
The State Fair of Texas opens with a new gun ban after courts reject challenge
The State Fair of Texas opened Friday under a new firearms ban, having withstood weeks of pressure from Republicans who had charged into a public rift with one of the state's most beloved institutions and have spent years championing looser gun laws.
Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas
The Supreme Court of Texas upheld a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in a decision released on Thursday, denying Attorney General Ken Paxton’s August challenge to the ban. The State Fair announced their new security policy in an August press release after a shooting at the fair last year.
Dallas judge leaves State Fair of Texas gun ban in place
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office wanted a judge to put a stop to the State Fair's gun ban before the fair opens Sept. 27.
Texas Supreme Court blocks Ken Paxton's appeal, gun ban will stay in place at State Fair of Texas
DALLAS — A Texas court of appeals has denied the request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a gun ban by the State Fair of Texas. The fair will go forward this weekend with the gun ban in place.
Judge denies effort to halt State Fair of Texas’ gun ban
A judge has denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas.
State Fair opens with gun ban as Texas Supreme Court denies Ken Paxton's final appeal
The ruling clears the way for the State Fair of Texas to legally ban firearms from Fair Park beginning Friday.
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State Fair of Texas opens with a new gun ban after courts reject challenge
Retired law enforcement officers also can still carry firearms. The State Fair of Texas, a private nonprofit, leases ...