May 5, 2025 - WFAA.com (updated story) -
DALLAS — Less than a week after his controversial firing, a temporary injunction has reinstated Michael Morris as the director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments while a weeks-long lawsuit proceeds.
Morris had held the position for 35 years before he was fired April 29 amid an ongoing civil suit filed by Denton County and the Regional Transportation Council against NCTCOG and numerous North Texas public officials.
A record of the injunction, requested by Denton County and signed by the presiding judge on Tuesday, immediately rescinded Morris' firing from his position, stating he will immediately continue in the role. The order also restrains NCTCOG from interfering or preventing Morris from discharging his duties and responsibilities as director.
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April 29, 2026 - FortWorthReport.org by and
Michael Morris, influential North Texas transportation director for 35 years, has been fired from his job.
The firing was made Tuesday by North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Director Todd Little, a former Ellis County judge appointed to his role last May. Little did not immediately return a request for comment.
“Michael Morris was terminated yesterday,” Johnson County Commissioner Rick Bailey, the chair of the Regional Transportation Council, told the Fort Worth Report Wednesday. “In my opinion, it was unwarranted.”
Morris, 70, could not be reached for comment.