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Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.
February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
House Bill 1439 calls upon the children's commission to publish an educational guide to help judges determine jurisdiction and how to preside over cases involving children who are eligible for special immigrant juvenile status.
By Angela Morris
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February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Some Houston criminal defense lawyers are balking at a new policy that prohibits Harris County prosecutors from making deals or accepting pleas in felony drug cases until crime lab results come back.
By Angela Morris
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February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Nueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka and his office denied all of the allegations in a lawsuit that alleged that a former prosecutor was fired for refusing to withhold exculpatory evidence from a criminal defense lawyer.
By Angela Morris
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February 17, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
"Perry did not approve of historical and current management decisions regarding the operation of the public integrity unit and therefore wanted to coerce Ms. [Rosemary] Lehmberg into resigning," alleged the state.
By Angela Morris
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February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Hal Moorman, chairman of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, said, "What we are trying to look at is: What is realistic for someone who practices in the area?"
By Angela Morris
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February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
"Booming oil production and a strong mining industry have made Texas one of the strongest economies in the nation, and that is driving legal employment," according to The National Jurist magazine.
By Angela Morris
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February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
When driver Yvette Quiroz contacted Angus McGinty's insurer, the company said that McGinty "was not insured by them and has not been in some time," a police report said.
By Angela Morris
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February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Four Austin criminal defense lawyers and two advocacy groups scored a win in their lawsuit that alleged that lawyers' confidential phone calls with incarcerated clients are being recorded and given to prosecutors.
By Angela Morris
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February 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
In the Texas House, focus on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee and the Criminal Justice Committee. In the Senate, watch the State Affairs Committee and the Criminal Justice Committee.
By Angela Morris
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February 12, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
As the surge of unaccompanied children dominated headlines last summer, David Slayton, administrative director of the Texas Office of Court Administration, said he was afraid state courts might get hit with thousands of cases at once.
By Angela Morris
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