Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.
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2025 Legislative Recap
Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations
Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas election judges could carry guns if bill OK’d by House becomes law
Supporters said the bill would protect poll workers who continue to face violent threats.
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Politics
Texas Supreme Court leaves State Fair’s gun ban in place
Attorney General Ken Paxton had turned to the high court to overturn the ban after other lower courts declined to intercede.
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Courts
Judge allows Texas State Fair’s gun ban to stand for now
Texas AG Ken Paxton says the fair’s gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons.
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Politics
Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction
Paxton sued Dallas and state fair officials last month, arguing the fair’s private organizer had violated state law by banning firearms on the fairgrounds.
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State Government
Paxton takes Dallas to court over gun ban at State Fair
With the State Fair opening in less than a month, the Attorney General is asking a Dallas County judge to overturn the ban on guns.
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Politics
Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens to sue Dallas over State Fair gun ban
A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.
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Politics
Texas House Republicans petition State Fair to rescind gun ban
The Texas State Fair announced guns would be banned on the grounds after three people were injured by gunfire at last year’s event.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Supreme Court allows gun restrictions for domestic violence suspects
Justices ruled that the federal government did not violate a Texas man’s Second Amendment rights when barring him from possessing firearms.