Texas leaders had long lamented that the state lagged far behind others in research schools with only three R1 universities ...

Texas now has 16 schools — including medical centers — reaching the elite R1 Carnegie classification under a revamped system.

A conservative student group at Southern Methodist University is petitioning for concealed carry rights on campus, expressing ...

A lawsuit against Southern Methodist University makes its way to the Texas Supreme Court today ... religious institution that when they form a hospital, when they form a school, when they form a ...

He called the school’s case “clever lawyering ... currently president of the much larger University of Texas at Austin, will be Southern Methodist’s next president.

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University ... to sue the school in the way ...

NORTH TEXAS — Now that immigration authorities can enter schools to make arrests ... an immigration attorney and law professor at Southern Methodist University. Cedillo said just because ...

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court ... ultimate authority for the University.” SMU’s change to its governing documents came amid a split within the United Methodist Church over issues of ...

About 200 people gathered at the University of North Texas on Wednesday to protest against mass deportations and urge school officials to protect students on campus. The group marched around campus ...