Religion & Faith

“If telling the Christmas story honestly feels political, that says more about our moment than it does about the gospel,” Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison, senior pastor at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, said.

Denton ISD trustees unanimously rejected adopting a new prayer-period policy required for consideration under a new state law, with district counsel warning it could limit— not expand — students’ existing constitutional rights to pray or study religious texts during the school day.

Paxton, who is running to unseat fellow Republican John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate, has vowed to strike down Texas laws that “undermine religious liberty.”

Abbott declared the Council on American-Islamic Relations a foreign terrorist organization and a transnational criminal organization, invoking a 2023 Texas statute. CAIR is suing the governor, alleging violations of due process and freedom of speech.

A Dallas County judge ruled last week the defamation lawsuit from Cindy Clemishire could continue after Gateway and its elders asked to be dismissed from the suit.

Senate Bill 10, which requires public schools to display the biblical text in classrooms, has sparked multiple legal challenges from civil liberties groups.

Nearly three months after Catholic Charities Fort Worth and its former president and CEO Michael Iglio parted ways, the former nonprofit leader wants a Tarrant County court to help him get answers to why he was fired.

A Dallas County judge on Tuesday denied efforts by Gateway Church and church elders to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds that it centers a religious issue that secular courts shouldn't be involved in.

Judges who decline to perform weddings based on their religious beliefs won't be violating state rules on judicial impartiality, the Texas Supreme Court said in a comment added to the state judicial conduct code Friday.

Fort Worth Republican Nate Schatzline won’t seek reelection as the state lawmaker moves his focus from the Texas Capitol to the White House to join the National Faith Advisory Board at the end of his term.

Residents packed Fort Worth City Hall on Tuesday night to deplore political division in the city.

The collaboration with the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela will lead to an exhibition at the Meadows Museum in February 2027.