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Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to overturn Texas State Fair gun ban
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Alex Nguyen The Texas Tribune , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· August 6, 2026
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An all-Republican Texas appeals court has delivered another blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s challenge of the State Fair’s firearms ban, just over a month before the annual weekslong event returns to Dallas.
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