Known as the Painted Churches of Texas, these backcountry places of worship are adorned with masterful paintings, shimmering stained glass, charming murals and gold-encrusted altars.

As Texas Monthly pointed out (perhaps tongue firmly entrenched in cheek) the list indicates that the Houston-area may have some of the most ripped and chiseled God-fearing churchgoers in Texas.

Today, it's the sunniest of Texas' painted churches. Dubina, settled in 1856, is known as the "Mother of Czechs in Texas." 4148 FM 1383, Dubina ...

Texas has more than 20 painted churches, built by early Czech and German settlers, and four are included on the Greater Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce tour: Dubina's Sts.