The lawsuit filed Thursday in Dallas County District Court argues the city, fair, and interim city manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert are violating state law and...
Crowds fill Big Tex Circle to take selfies with the larger-than-life cowboy and the Tower Building during the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas in October 2021
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Dallas County District Court argues the city, fair and interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert are violating state law and the Constitution by . The fair previously allowed attendees with a valid handgun license to bring a gun as long as it was concealed, but state law doesn’t require Texans to have a permit to carry a firearm in a public place.“Municipalities cannot nullify state law nor can they avoid accountability by contracting official functions to nominally third parties,” Paxton said in a statement. “Neither the city of Dallas nor the State Fair of Texas can infringe on Texans’ right to self-defense.
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