OAG Alumnus Justice Blacklock Rips Texas’ Briefing in State Fair Gun Ban Case

The State Fair of Texas opened to the public today with its ban on firearms still in place, one day after the attorney general’s office was dealt a final blow in its bid to keep the fair operators from banning firearms at the 24-day festival.

On Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court denied the state’s request for emergency relief in the case. After Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky on Sept. 19 declined to enter an injunction that would stop the gun ban from taking effect, Texas took the fight to the newly created Fifteenth Court of Appeals.