UPDATED: Texas AG Appeals Court Decision Upholding State Fair Carry Ban

Editor’s Note: After losing arguments in both a Dallas district court and a state appeals court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took his challenge of the State Fair of Texas’s gun policy to the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday. Late Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court declined Paxton’s petition, allowing the State Fair to enforce … Read more

Texas AG Says State Fair Carry Ban Is Illegal

Officials with the State Fair of Texas are coming under further fire for their announced carry ban at this year’s fair following 71 House Republicans and Republican nominees putting pressure on them to back off the ill-conceived idea. Last week, State Fair officials, in collaboration with law enforcement, announced the updated policy banning all firearms, … Read more