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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has withdrawn a 2016 legal opinion that said local governments are not liable when private businesses ban guns on government-owned property — an opinion that contradicted his stance on the State Fair's ban on firearms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/09/16/500007/ken-paxton-withdraws-legal-opinion-contradicting-his-current-stance-on-state-fair-of-texas-gun-ban/

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Can the State Fair of Texas ban guns on government property? The answer is complicated

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/gun-control/2024/08/19/497186/can-the-state-fair-of-texas-ban-guns-on-government-property-the-answer-is-complicated/

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State Fair of Texas faces backlash from NRA, Republican lawmakers over firearm policy

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/gun-control/2024/08/13/496468/state-fair-of-texas-faces-backlash-from-nra-republican-lawmakers-over-firearm-policy/

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