A Dallas County District judge on Thursday denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a new State Fair of Texas policy restricting who can bring guns to the 24-day event. The ban will go into effect when the fair kicks off next week.

State District Judge Emily Tobolowsky, a Democrat, denied Paxton's motion for a temporary injunction against the no-firearms policy after a hearing Thursday morning. Paxton's office will fight to overturn Tobolowsky's order in the new 15th Court of Appeals,

Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the State Fair of Texas and the city of Dallas late last month over the fair's policy that prohibits most visitors from carrying guns or other weapons.