Angela Morris

I am an Austin, Texas-based multimedia journalist with 10 years of experience writing for trade publications for professional audiences. Since 2006 as a professional journalist, I’ve primarily been a reporter and writer, but I also have skills in podcast hosting, videography, photography and web production.

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No One Dared To Run Against 70% of Texas District Judges —And That’s the Way It’s Always Been

Statistics show that incumbent judges across Texas enjoy an advantage when they run for reelection. Nearly 70% of the incumbent judges running for reelection this year sailed to another term with absolutely no contest in their primaries or the general election. This year in Texas, 145 of 341 total judicial candidates, or 43%, had no opponent …

Bribery, Coercion, Abuse: Look Inside the Allegations Against Ken Paxton

The whistleblowers who have accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of crimes in office have raised serious allegations, but any prosecution based on their complaint is likely to face an uphill battle, according to criminal law experts. Pages and pages of details of the criminal allegations became public last week when four of the seven …

I Now Pronounce You Sued: Wedding Industry Becomes Target for Growing COVID-19 Refund Litigation

Brides and grooms whose festivities were sidelined by the coronavirus are mad about not getting refunds from their wedding venues, and they’re not going to take it. Across Texas and other states, the unhappy couples or their parents have been filing lawsuits against wedding venues, seeking refunds of their deposits. This wedding litigation is a …

Racism and discrimination in the Texas legal profession

During the summer of 2020, Texas attorneys became enraged over comments that State Bar of Texas President Larry McDougal made on Facebook about Black Lives Matter and other topics. The fiasco launched a wide discussion about ongoing issues of racism, sexism and discrimination in the legal profession. Lawyers pushed for reform, and the Texas Bar …