Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme ...

In layman's terms, the fight is over who owns the nonprofit private university and has the authority to set its rules.

Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, the governor's office ...

The Texas Supreme Court is weighing three landmark cases concerning conflicts between the state and religious freedom, and ...

Southern Methodist University is set to appear in the Texas Supreme Court in a bid to separate from the United Methodist ...

A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading ...

Bracewell has announced that six lawyers have been promoted to partner, effective Jan. 1: W. Jared Berg (Houston), Christie L ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the United Methodist Church are set to deliver oral arguments in the Texas ...

The Texas Supreme Court set oral arguments in the case of SMU and the United Methodist Church's South Central Jurisdictional ...

The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments to decide if SMU's Board of Trustees can alter the university's articles of ...

Hecht is the longest-tenured Supreme Court justice in Texas history. He won six reelections and led the court as chief ...