Guns

The ruling clears the way for the State Fair of Texas to legally ban firearms from Fair Park beginning Friday.

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.

Paxton says it violates state law for the State Fair to ban firearms from Fair Park, which is owned by the City of Dallas.

The city has 15 days to make the State Fair reverse its ban on all firearms — including licensed concealed carry — before Paxton says he'll seek legal action.

State legislators and gun rights advocates are calling on the State Fair of Texas to rescind its new policy banning firearms, implemented nearly a year after a shooting at the fair injured three.

American Rounds installed an bullet-dispensing machine in a Canyon Lake grocery store. The Texas-based company says it plans to expand.

A grand jury also indicted former officer Adrian Gonzalez for his role in the failed response to the 2022 shooting.

Zackey Rahimi’s attorneys argued that he should not have been banned from having guns in the first place because that violated his constitutional rights. The U.S. Supreme Court disagreed.

The lawsuits claimed that the shipment of the weapon and specialized trigger violated state and federal law.

Support for abortion rights and public schools will be major themes of the three-day gathering that kicks off Thursday. But the gathering comes on the heels of a controversial executive order on immigration many Democrats oppose.