In a legal win for the UMC, the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that the church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a regional body of The United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University ...

A regional branch of the United Methodist Church with jurisdiction over Southern Methodist University can sue SMU for ...

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over ...

The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy. The court did not decide whether ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it would allow a breach of contract case to continue against Southern Methodist ...

The case of whether or not SMU can split from the church was sent back to trial court for further proceedings.

The Texas Supreme Court handed Southern Methodist University a setback in its bid to separate itself from the United ...

The Texas Supreme Court set oral arguments in the case of SMU and the United Methodist Church's South Central Jurisdictional Conference for January 2025. To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the ...

Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, not the United Methodist Church.

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case pitting Southern Methodist University against a regional body of the United Methodist Church.(Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer) The ...