Dan Morales

Dan Morales
48th Attorney General of Texas
In office
January 15, 1991 – January 13, 1999
GovernorAnn Richards
George W. Bush
Preceded byJim Mattox
Succeeded byJohn Cornyn
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 124 San Antonio
In office
1985–1991
Preceded byJoe Hernandez
Succeeded byChristine Hernandez
Personal details
Born
Daniel C. Morales

(1956-04-24) April 24, 1956 (age 68)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristi Morales (1997–2003, divorced)
ChildrenChristian Morales
Shayne Glenn (stepdaughter)
Greyden Glenn (stepson)
Residence(s)San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Alma materTrinity University (B.A.)
Harvard University (J.D.)
ProfessionLawyer and politician

Daniel C. Morales (born April 24, 1956)[1] is an American politician. He served as the 48th Attorney General of Texas from January 15, 1991, through January 13, 1999, during the administrations of Governors Ann Richards and George W. Bush. As Attorney General, Morales reached a $17 billion settlement with big tobacco companies.

He also authored the controversial state interpretation of the Hopwood v. Texas case, which ended all affirmative action in higher education in Texas until the United States Supreme Court reversed Hopwood in 2003. He is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio and Harvard Law School.[2]

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