LDS temples currently exist in locations across the state including in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and McAllen. Texas is currently home to about 390,000 church members in more than 750 ...

The Salt Lake City-based church, known widely as the Mormon church, first lifted the ban on Blacks in the priesthood back in 1978, and has since tried to rid itself of a reputation for being a ...

Swartz felt hopeful after the Fairview Town Council and LDS Church leaders announced last month they'd agreed to non-binding mediation over adapted plans to instead build a 35-foot temple with a ...

Is anti-LDS animus fueling opposition to a temple in Texas? “Shame on the local [LDS] leaders,” Fairview’s mayor said in an August Town Council meeting, “for stabbing our town in the back.” ...

Residents concerned over future precedents after controversial LDS temple approved Despite a lot of pushback, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been given the go-ahead to ...

The dispute started in March 2024 when the Church proposed a 44,000 square-foot, multi-story temple with a spire that would stand 174 feet tall.

What a shame it’s come to this. The Mormon Church, as it is informally known, wants to build a temple in Fairview with a spire that would reach nearly 174 feet, or about 16 stories high.

The town council of Fairview, Texas approved plans this week for a new temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ending months of debate and community pushback.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - On Monday, the town of Fairview, near McKinney TX, entered into mediation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At issue is the Church’s announced temple for ...

How a temple spire put a small Texas town and the LDS church’s religious rights at odds Fairview’s mayor says the McKinney Texas Temple conflicts with its small-town identity.