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.

The dispute boils down to whether the fair is subject to the same restrictions around prohibiting guns as the city.

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.