DART adds more routes during State Fair of Texas
The extra routes will be in place between the opening day of the fair on Sept. 27 through closing day on Oct. 20.
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The extra routes will be in place between the opening day of the fair on Sept. 27 through closing day on Oct. 20.
The hearing on Thursday is set to challenge the State Fair of Texas' decision to ban guns this year.
DART is offering more service on the Green Line in addition to a fair discount.
The State Fair of Texas announced new food vendors a few weeks before opening day.
"Neither the City of Dallas nor the State Fair of Texas can infringe on Texans' right to self-defense," the Attorney General said.
The State Fair of Texas is just weeks away and one of the most beloved traditions of the fair is the Arts and Crafts contest.
Winners were named in three categories: "Best Taste – Savory," "Best Taste – Sweet," and "Most Creative."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has threatened to take legal action after the State Fair banned firearms.
The Texas Attorney General says the State Fair of Texas' new gun policy violates state law.
The policy change comes after 23-year-old Cameron Turner opened fire, injuring three, at Fair Park last year.
Fair officials will announce the final three winners later this month.
The State Fair of Texas is just under two months away and on Wednesday morning, fair officials announced the top 10 finalists for the 20th annual Big Tex Choice Awards.
Semi-finalists have been announced for the awards, featuring "incredible, edible innovations" for fairgoers to try this fall.
The victim is suing companies involved with security and the suspected gunman. The lawsuit alleged negligence and is asking for $1 million.
Headliners in this year's music lineup include North Texas' own Bowling For Soup and the University of North Texas' Four O'Clock Lab Band.
The State Fair of Texas is getting closer! Here's some of this year's musical acts.
Five Texas businesses are being sued by the Attorney General's Office.
Cameron Turner was indicted with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the incident at the State Fair of Texas in October of 2023.
Cameron Turner, 22, is in the Dallas County jail being held on over $1.5 million in bonds.
It started in 2014 when the fair staff realized there was so much unused food that shouldn't go to waste.
"We went to the car and I said, 'Honey, I can't find my dentures,'" fairgoer Joe Garner said. "She said, 'You can't find them?' I said, 'No, it had to be in the State Fair of Texas.'"
New safety and security measures have been added to the State Fair of Texas following a shooting this past weekend that injured three people.
Following Saturday night's shooting at the State Fair of Texas, a safety review is underway into security checks at entrances and the process of keeping guests safe if violence erupts.
Sunday, there's beefed-up security, calm has been restored and fairgoers are relaxed as they make their way home.
Reports of an active shooter came at 7:45 p.m. Saturday evening, prompting the Fair to be evacuated.
