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The Most Interesting Man in Paris, Texas

Arjumand Hashmi, the mayor of Paris, Texas, is perhaps the state's most unlikely mayor - a wealthy, Pakistani-born Muslim with close ties to foreign leaders.

August 1, 2012 | by Andrew Schulman
Bum Steer: Grapevine Pastor Ed Young Plans 24-hour "Bed-In" on Roof of Church

Meet the Fellowship Church pastor who makes Joel Osteen look like the picture of restraint.

January 12, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Formula 1 Attracts Ire of Westboro Baptist Church

Members of the Kansas-based church plan to "kindly warn" F1 fans to flee God's wrath.

November 15, 2012 | by Shiraz Ahmed
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Austin.
December 1, 2007 | by William Martin | Faith Bases
Marathon Baptist Church
Marathon
October 1, 2007 | by William Martin | Faith Bases
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Silverlake Ward, Pearland
November 1, 2007 | by William Martin | Faith Bases
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Silverlake Ward, Pearland
November 1, 2007 | by William Martin | Faith Bases
Head of The Class
The question isn’t how the followers of an obscure Turkish imam came to operate the largest charter school system in Texas. It’s whether the incredible success they’ve had can help our ailing public schools.
August 1, 2010 | by William Martin | Feature
The Warren Jeffs Trial
 Dispatches from the Warren Jeffs trial in San Angelo.
August 1, 2011 | by Katy Vine | Web Exclusive
The Fire That Time
On April 19, 1993, the world watched as the Branch Davidian compound, outside Waco, burned to the ground after a 51-day standoff. Fifteen years later, witnesses and participants—from federal agents to loyal followers of David Koresh—remember what they saw during the deadliest law enforcement operation in U.S. history.
April 1, 2008 | by Pamela Colloff | Feature

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