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 ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...

Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, ...

University of Texas Austin President Jay Hartzell is leaving his position to become the next president of Southern Methodist ...

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving UT to become the next president of Southern Methodist University, the ...

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

DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of ...

After five academic years as the president of the University of Texas, Jay Hartzell is stepping down to become the next ...

The case stems from a lawsuit the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, which runs the church’s ...

The Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees is expected to approve Jay Hartzell’s hiring Tuesday morning.