Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Dallas, State Fair of Texas Over Fairground Gun Ban

The Texas attorney general previously gave the city a 15-day notice to repeal the gun ban announced by the State Fair of Texas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022. Bobby Sanchez/The Epoch Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Aug. 29 filed a lawsuit against the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas over the fair’s new policy that bans the carrying of handguns within the fairgrounds.

The State Fair of Texas said on Aug. 8 that it would ban fairgoers from carrying firearms and any other types of weapons at the 277-acre (112-hectare) Fair Park fairgrounds in Dallas.