Texas Judge Won’t Hear Pact Seeking to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates
The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge declined on March 31 to hear a settlement pact that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge John Campbell Barker ruled he