Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.
The board announced last week that Jay Hartzell, currently president of the much larger University of Texas at Austin, will ...
(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 ...
Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, ...
A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...
The case stems from a lawsuit the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, which runs the church’s ...
The job abandoned by Jay Hartzell last week requires withstanding pressure from the highest offices in the state and ...
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...
The departure of the University of Texas at Austin’s president has kindled a discussion about the pressures facing public ...