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.
July 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Paxton Lawyers Up as Case Heads to Grand JuryJoe Kendall will be Texas AG Ken Paxton's lawyer in a case that alleges that Paxton violated state securities law. The AG is also getting legal advice from other high-profile Dallas lawyers, Matt Orwig and Bob Webster.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Lifts Stay on Earlier Same-Sex Marriage RulingA U.S. district judge lifted a stay on a previous order that barred the Texas government from enforcing its same-sex marriage ban, related provisions in the Texas Family Code and any other law that prohibited same-sex marriages.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Politicians React to Same-Sex Marriage RulingRepublican leaders condemned the high court's decision as an attack on religious liberty, while Democrats rejoiced in the ruling as a victory for human rights.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Lifts Stay on Earlier Same-Sex Marriage RulingA U.S. district judge lifted a stay on a previous order that barred the Texas government from enforcing its same-sex marriage ban, related provisions in the Texas Family Code and any other law that prohibited same-sex marriages.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Politicians React to Same-Sex Marriage RulingRepublican leaders condemned the high court's decision as an attack on religious liberty, while Democrats rejoiced in the ruling as a victory for human rights.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judges, Commissioners Fighting in Separation-of-Powers BrawlIn a separation-of-powers dispute of epic proportions, a visiting judge plans to grant a temporary injunction in the case of a district judge who sued Galveston County Judge Mark Henry in a fight over the firing of a court administrator.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Politicians React to Same-Sex Marriage RulingRepublican leaders condemned the high court's decision as an attack on religious liberty, while Democrats rejoiced in the ruling as a victory for human rights.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judges, Commissioners Fighting in Separation-of-Powers BrawlIn a separation-of-powers dispute of epic proportions, a visiting judge plans to grant a temporary injunction in the case of a district judge who sued Galveston County Judge Mark Henry in a fight over the firing of a court administrator.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judge's Top 10 Tips for Winning CasesHere's the secret for lawyers to win all of their cases: Don't take losers, said 394th District Judge Roy Ferguson of Alpine.
By Angela Morris
8 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Following Ruling, Clerks Must Immediately Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses"If they do not comply with the ruling, same-sex couples denied a license can obtain a federal court order directing them to comply. If they did not follow that order, they would be held in contempt."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
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