Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Dallas over no-gun policy at State Fair of Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton has made good on his promise to sue the State Fair of Texas over its new policy banning firearms, alleging the city of Dallas exceeded its legal authority in allowing the fair to prohibit guns from government-owned public property in violation of state law, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday evening.

The state's top lawyer is asking a judge to block the no-gun policy and to fine the defendants up to $250,000, according to the suit, which was filed in Dallas County state District Court against the city of Dallas, Interim City Manager Kim Bizor Tolbert and the State Fair, which is leasing a city-owned park for the event.

Last year, three fairgoers were injured in a shooting that stemmed from a private dispute.

The state fair had previously allowed Texans with permits to carry concealed guns to attend the celebration until its governing board announced a policy change in early August.

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