A judge has denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas.

A Dallas County judge on Thursday will decide whether or not the State Fair of Texas can implement a gun ban this year. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued in an attempt to stop the ban from going into effect.

An Texas judge has slapped down an attempt by state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to force the state fair to allow guns. Paxton’s office sued in August to block a change in state fair policy to ban private firearms — a change Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky upheld Thursday.