Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal to a higher court after a Dallas County district judge on Thursday denied his office’s request to temporarily halt a new State Fair of Texas policy prohibiting firearms on its fairgrounds.

DALLAS – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an expedited appeal Thursday after a Dallas County judge upheld the State Fair's gun ban earlier that day. Judge Emily G. Tobolowsky ruled almost immediately in favor of the City of Dallas and the State Fair after attorneys finished their closing statements early Thursday afternoon.

Texas AG Ken Paxton says the fair's gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons.

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.

Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the policy, which would prevent license to carry holders from bringing guns onto the fairgrounds.

A notice of appeal was filed hours after a Dallas County judge ruled to keep a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in place.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought an injunction against the State Fair of Texas and the city of Dallas to block enforcement of the gun ban.

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.

Tobolowsky ruled almost immediately in favor of the City of Dallas and the State Fair after attorneys finished their closing statements early Thursday afternoon. The 2024 edition of the fair gets underway next Friday,

An Texas judge has slapped down an attempt by state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to force the state fair to allow guns. Paxton’s office sued in August to block a change in state fair policy to ban private firearms — a change Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky upheld Thursday.