A three-judge panel of the 15th Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling Thursday, thereby upholding the Texas State Fair handgun ban. Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against the ban in late August 2024; the Texas Tribune noted that in 2025 “a Dallas County district court granted the city of Dallas and the State Fair summary judgment and dismissed the case.” The district court ruling was appealed and now a three-judge panel from the 15th Court of Appeals has upheld it. However, the judges noted that while the city of Dallas is a political subdivision, the State Fair is not and “the State Fair” is the entity that runs the event. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts.