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After her initial election, Morrison was mostly unopposed for reelection every two years. However, in the 2012 general election, she faced a Democratic opponent, attorney Alex R. Hernandez, Jr. of Victoria, whom she defeated, 38,304 (68.3 percent) to 17,750 (31.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 6, 2012.</ref> In 2014, Morrison again was unopposed in the general election.​ She is the chairman of the House Elections Committee and serves as well on the Insurance Committee.<ref name=votesmart/>​

After her initial election, Morrison was mostly unopposed for reelection every two years. However, in the 2012 general election, she faced a Democratic opponent, attorney Alex R. Hernandez, Jr. of Victoria, whom she defeated, 38,304 (68.3 percent) to 17,750 (31.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 6, 2012.</ref> In 2014, Morrison again was unopposed in the general election.​ She is the chairman of the House Elections Committee and serves as well on the Insurance Committee.<ref name=votesmart/>​

As a freshman legislator, Morrison authored the Texas "Baby Moses law," which was enacted in 1999 to offer desperate women an alternative to abandonment of their newborn babies. The other forty-nine states have since passed similar measures.<ref name=jmorrison/><ref name=ttribune/>​

As a freshman legislator, Morrison authored the Texas "Baby Moses law," which was enacted in 1999 to offer desperate women an alternative to abandonment of their newborn babies. The other forty-nine states have since passed similar measures.<ref name=statehouse/><ref name=ttribune/>​

In 2009, Morrison teamed with state Senator Glenn Hegar, now the Texas state comptroller, to introduce legislation establishing as a four-year institution, the University of Houston–Victoria, a separate entity from the University of Houston System. The measure was signed into law by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools quickly approved the admission of the first underclassmen to UHV. The institution was already admitting junior and senior students and granting degrees, accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhv.edu/history.aspx|title=University of Houston-Victoria Overview|publisher=uhv.edu|accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>​

In 2009, Morrison teamed with state Senator Glenn Hegar, now the Texas state comptroller, to introduce legislation establishing as a four-year institution, the University of Houston–Victoria, a separate entity from the University of Houston System. The measure was signed into law by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools quickly approved the admission of the first underclassmen to UHV. The institution was already admitting junior and senior students and granting degrees, accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhv.edu/history.aspx|title=University of Houston-Victoria Overview|publisher=uhv.edu|accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>​