The Texas AG has followed through on his threat made earlier this month.
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On Aug. 14, a few days after the fair announced it would not allow licensed gun owners to bring a firearm into the fair, Paxton was one of many Republican officials from Texas to go public with disappointment over the decision. Because the State Fair of Texas is a private entity and leases Fair Park from the city, the AG's threat was aimed at Dallas, not the fair.
"Earlier in August, the Office of the Attorney General gave the city of Dallas 15 days' notice to reverse the Texas State Fair’s recently announced prohibition of firearms in Fair Park before a lawsuit would be filed," the Aug. 29 press release states."Fair Park is owned by the City of Dallas which contracts with the State Fair of Texas for the management of the annual fair.
The spokesperson for the State Fair of Texas could not be reached for comment Thursday evening, and a city spokesperson said the city does not comment on pending litigation. The new gun policy at the State Fair was instituted — along with a few other changes, including newly designed entryways and increased police coverage inside the fairgrounds — after three people were injured in a shooting at last year's fair. When reached for comment after Paxton's threat of legal action on Aug.
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