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Angela Morris

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.

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September 18, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

CCA Clears Way for Contempt Hearing Against Michael McCrum

"I'm going to see how this contempt proceeding plays out. I think it's independent. I don't think it should affect the Perry case or any other case I work on," said Michael McCrum, the special prosecutor in Gov. Rick Perry's felony case, who faces contempt proceedings in an unrelated matter.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

September 17, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Eleventh attempt to repeal 'homosexual conduct' statute

"There is no valid reason, legal or otherwise, to keep penal code §21.06 'on the books,' said a legislative proposal by the State Bar of Texas LGBT Law Section.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

September 17, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Businesses Divided on Need for State Patent Reform

Senators said they want tort reform groups Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the Texas Civil Justice League to help draft state legislation.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

The Courthouse Chronicles: Justice Boyd's Goal to Photograph All 254 County Courthouses

"It just became, 'OK, now wherever I go, we'll try to build in enough time to stop at the courthouses,'" said Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Details of Perry's Representation Now Secret

When Gov. Rick Perry, facing two felony charges, chose to pay his lawyers from his campaign instead of using state funds, the move eased the burden on taxpayers but also drew a veil of secrecy across details of Perry's representation.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Perry Seeks Expedited Resolution in Second Filing

The new filing "avoids the needless consumption of valuable judicial resources, and should expedite the court's resolution of Gov. Perry's constitutional challenges," said the Sept. 8 first motion to quash and dismiss the indictment in Texas v. Perry.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Woman Sues Over Lawyer's Alleged Plot to Kill Her

The former employee of a San Antonio firm has updated her lawsuit against the firm and its two partners after one of those lawyers was arrested and charged with solicitation of capital murder in an alleged plot to kill the woman.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyer Population, Wages Dominate Texas Legal Sector

Earlier this year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released estimates that give a snapshot of the Texas legal sector from May 2013.

By Angela Morris

3 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Perry's Legislative Director Also Lawyered Up

The Texas Office of the Governor paid over $19,000 for Austin attorney Jack P. Bacon to represent Kenneth "Ken" Armbrister, Perry's legislative director, in the grand jury investigation that led to the governor's indictment.

By Angela Morris

2 minute read

September 15, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

Firms Cross-Allege Improper Billing, Client-Stealing

A case that must now play out in federal court instead of district court involves a San Antonio firm's allegations of defamation and client-stealing by a California firm.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

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