As Election Rhetoric Intensifies, Texas's Evangelical Leaders Feel the Heat

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As Election Rhetoric Intensifies, Texas's Evangelical Leaders Feel the Heat

Tom Guyton is about as small-town Texan as a man can be—right down to his distinctive regional accent and easy smile. The former high school band director serves as secretary of the school board in Lockhart, about an hour northeast of San Antonio, and pastor of Promiseland Lockhart, a nondenominational evangelical church. He’s also a husband to Lisa, who coleads the church with him and works for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Serv…