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 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 ...

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case over church control of Southern Methodist University (SMU) regarding a dispute with ...

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

Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

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

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

The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit between the 12,000-student private university in Dallas and the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church ...