Attorney General Ken Paxton lost an appeal to allow gun at the State Fair of Texas. The fair opens this Friday, Sept. 27, and runs for three weeks.
Dallas owns the park where the fair is held but the fair is run by a private, non-profit organization. Private non-profits may ban guns from their events but cities are not allowed to ban weapons, although guns are not allowed in Dallas City Hall.
The Appeals Court ruled this morning (Wednesday, Sept. 25) agreeing with a Dallas County District Court that guns could be banned from the park during the fair.
Paxton said he would appeal the ruling to the Texas Supreme Court. The state fair changed its gun policy this year after a gunman injured three people at last year’s fair.