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.
November 05, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Legislative session fast approachesCandidates learned last week they would become newly minted lawmakers in the fast-approaching 2015 legislative session. Now legislators can begin prefiling bills on Nov. 10.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
November 05, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Legal Arguments Take Shape for Perry's Upcoming Court AppearanceThe court will hear arguments on whether the special prosecutor improperly filed the paperwork to become prosecutor, and whether to order production of a grand jury transcript for in camera review.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
November 05, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Legislative session fast approachesCandidates learned last week they would become newly minted lawmakers in the fast-approaching 2015 legislative session. Now legislators can begin prefiling bills on Nov. 10.
By Angela Morris
1 minute read
November 05, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Bexar County DA Ousted After 16 YearsRepublican Ken Paxton easily won election as attorney general but Bexar County provided the election night surprise when the DA lost to a Democrat.
By Miriam Rozen and Angela Morris
3 minute read
November 04, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Fourth Court Creates Split on Attorney Fee Question"Going forward now, anyone who is trying one of these cases in state court is going to proceed at their own risk if they don't submit a jury question on attorney fees," said Ryan C. Reed, who represented the appellant.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
November 03, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Firm Claims Yelp Author 'Admitted' to Libel, Defamation"Each and every statement published was false and made with malice, in order to injure plaintiff," Grissom & Thompson alleges about ex-client Joseph Browning's Yelp review.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
November 03, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Lawyer Disbarred for Sexually Soliciting Minor ClientIncarcerated and disbarred attorney Mark Adrian Clark solicited a 12-year-old client—who had hired Clark for a sexual abuse case—to model lingerie for him in his law office.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
November 03, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Woman Sues, Claims Lawyers Missed Statute of LimitationsThe plaintiff in a new lawsuit claims that four lawyers and a law firm relied on the incorrect Texas law to calculate the statute of limitations, leading them to file her lawsuit four days too late.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
November 03, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
On Eve of Election, Rep. Reynolds' Barratry Trial BeginningAs both sides prepare for State Rep. Ron Reynolds' criminal trial, court documents provide a window into the evidence and witnesses.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
November 03, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Securities Disciplinary Order Against Ken PaxtonSen. Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for Texas attorney general, faces consequences after a state agency disciplined him for securities act violations.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
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