Angela Morris

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 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Bill Proposes Special Court for Business Litigation

    A lawmaker said that Texas district courts are capable of handling complex business disputes, but it would streamline business litigation and increase efficiency for an expert court to take over.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    High Court Issues Stay Against Same-Sex Marriages

    The Texas Supreme Court's ruling was in response to the attorney general's request to stay any further same-sex marriage activity after a probate judge issued a marriage license to a lesbian couple in Travis County.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    House Budget Writer Wants to Fund Public Integrity Unit

    The chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee for the judiciary's budget said he doesn't like how some public integrity cases are being prosecuted after former Gov. Rick Perry vetoed public integrity unit money.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Hecht: Group to Study Ways to Lower Attorney Fees

    Addressing a Feb. 18 joint session of the Texas House and Senate, Hecht said that the middle-class, not only the poor, struggle to afford legal services because the high cost separates them from attorneys who are looking for work. He said this "justice gap" is growing.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Policy Bars Plea Deals Without Drug Lab Results

    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

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    After Car Accident, Driver Said Indicted Ex-Judge Gave Expired Insurance

    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

    1 minute read

  • February 20, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Defendants Deny Allegations in Ex-Prosecutor's Lawsuit

    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

    1 minute read

  • February 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    State: Perry 'Stymied' Public Integrity Unit

    "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

    1 minute read

  • February 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    High Court Issues Stay Against Same-Sex Marriages

    The Texas Supreme Court's ruling was in response to the attorney general's request to stay any further same-sex marriage activity after a probate judge issued a marriage license to a lesbian couple in Travis County.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

  • February 18, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    Hecht: Group to Study Ways to Lower Attorney Fees

    Addressing a Feb. 18 joint session of the Texas House and Senate, Hecht said that the middle-class, not only the poor, struggle to afford legal services because the high cost separates them from attorneys who are looking for work. He said this "justice gap" is growing.

    By Angela Morris

    1 minute read

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