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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July 10, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Appellate Courts Almost Back Online After Ransomware Attack

The Texas appellate courts are nearly fully recovered from a disabling ransomware attack that hit the Texas Office of Court Administration in May.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

July 09, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Growing COVID Litigation Trend: Texas Businesses Suing Governments Over Shutdowns

Texas businesses are increasingly suing their local governments and the state government over COVID-19 emergency orders that have interfered with their operations. In some cases, businesses are suing other businesses in disputes related to the virus.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

July 09, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Conservatives File 1 a.m. Suit Over Cancellation of Republican Convention

A group of conservative Republicans has sued, alleging free speech and association violations, over the cancellation of the Texas Republican Convention in Houston.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

July 08, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Weigh In After Judge Fights the Law--and Loses

A Texas judge was wrongfully convicted, and a court has ruled she can only sue one of the four prosecutors who she named in a lawsuit. Former prosecutors across Texas say changes are needed to absolute prosecutorial immunity.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

July 07, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

This Ex-Judge Was Wrongfully Convicted, but She Can't Touch 3 of 4 Texas Prosecutors Behind Her Indictment

The litigation can proceed against Christopher Milner, a Collin County assistant district attorney, who headed an investigation from 2008 to 2010 that ended with the then-judge's indictment.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

July 02, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Tarrant County Spent Nearly $244,000 to Reopen Courthouses With COVID-19 Precautions

An open records request showed that so far, Tarrant County has spent a total of $243,695 on the masks, gloves, wipes, thermometers and more that it needed to reopen its courthouses.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

July 01, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Watch the Video: Judge Caught on Camera Stealing Political Opponent's Sign

Democratic challenger Marlene Gonzalez said she's upset that Judge Laura Strathmann took her political campaign sign. But Strathmann countered that she took the sign from her neighbor's property because he was upset that Gonzalez put up the sign without permission.

By Angela Morris

4 minute read

July 01, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

20 Texas Lawyers Disciplined, According to Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel

The State Bar of Texas announced Wednesday the disbarments of three lawyers, suspensions or probation of 11 lawyers, public reprimands of two lawyers and private reprimands of four.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

July 01, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Expecting a Case Backlog in Texas Courts? That's Not Happening ... Yet

Texas litigators who expected COVID-19 to grow court backlogs may be surprised to learn that Texas courts' clearance rates have actually improved during the pandemic. But it doesn't mean the Lone Star State's judiciary is in the clear.

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

June 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

TAKE NOTE: Texas No Longer Needs Your Consent for an Experimental Jury Trial, Thanks to Emergency Order

Texas trial lawyers have mixed feelings about a new Texas Supreme Court COVID-19 emergency order that deletes a requirement that lawyers and litigants have to consent before their cases move to an experimental jury trial.

By Angela Morris

5 minute read

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