(Though he was once a prominent member, the Church of Latter-Day Saints formally denounced Ballard last year, and his ...

Fairview residents do not want their council to back down in the McKinney Texas Temple dispute, a monthslong fight over the town’s zoning laws and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ ...

“I was sad, disappointed,” Ballard said. “I definitely feel that the LDS church is using their power and the full weight of their financial reserves to really intimidate our town.