The Texas Supreme Court ruled June 27, 2025, that the United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University to enforce more control over the school, which the church founded in 1911. The ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A Dallas County judge ruled in favor of Southern Methodist University in a lawsuit filed by a branch ...

Dallas Hall on the Southern Methodist University Campus in Dallas, Texas. (Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons) (CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out ...

Robert J. Chaffin, 93, left the money to the university when he died in May, according to a statement released by the school. Chaffin was a member of Camp Ground United Methodist Church and served on ...

The highest court in Texas handed a significant win to United Methodist efforts to maintain strong ties with Southern Methodist University. In a mostly unanimous opinion released June 27, the Texas ...