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

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 ...

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

As regents prepare to replace the top leader, faculty ask to be involved in the process and students say they hope a new ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will soon serve as the next president of Southern Methodist University in ...

After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will now serve as the next president of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, SMU ...

has been named president of Southern Methodist University. Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named interim president after Jack E. Daniels III ...

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 ...

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