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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Shortly after the board’s decision, the Southern Conference of the United Methodist Church sued the SMU, arguing that the university didn’t have the authority to update the language in the ...

Texas Supreme Court justices heard argument on whether Southern Methodist University has the right to separate from its ...

Amid this mass exodus, the UMC is now trying to regain control over one of its largest remaining assets: Southern Methodist ... added that SMU would continue to operate under the university's ...