Is It Illegal To Record Conversations In Texas? Picture this — you’re having a conversation with your boss. It starts off as “constructive criticism” about your job performance. As his intensity grows, it starts to seem like there are more problems in his life than just the font you accidentally used in the latest news release. You look around and notice the office door is closed and no one else can hear the things he’s telling you, which seems to be driving his argument to even steeper heights. You’re also an iPhone wizard, so you decide to turn the recording app on while pretending to check the time. Later that night you replay the conversation that ruined your day to