The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and ...

The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in an ongoing legal saga between the United Methodist Church and ...

(CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist ...

The crux of the issue is who controls the university—its Board of Trustees or the church—following the university’s 2019 attempt to distance itself. This move occurred as the church adopted stricter ...

UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.

Students play football on the lawn in front of Dallas Hall on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can ...

DALLAS — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist ... between the 12,000-student private university in Dallas and the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church on ...