6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 32 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Texas Health Care Information Council v. Seton Health Plan, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Health Care Information Council v. Seton Health Plan, Inc. Anchor | green | “a declaratory judgment action does not vest a court with the power to pass upon hypothetical or contingent situations, or to determine questions not then essential to the decision of an actual controversy, although such questions may in the future require adjudication.” | 13 |
| 2 | City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of Texas | green | “must establish that the statute, by its terms, always operates unconstitutionally.” | 6 |
| 3 | Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. v. Lewellen | green | “hypothetical facts that have not yet arisen.” | 4 |
| 4 | Amalgamated Acme Affiliates, Inc. v. Minton | green | “a prior restraint is an administrative or judicial order forbidding certain communications when issued in advance of the time that such communications are to occur.” | 3 |
| 5 | Combs v. STP Nuclear Operating Co. | green | “party making an as-applied challenge need only show that the statute is unconstitutional because of the manner in which it was applied in a particular case” | 3 |
| 6 | Catholic Ldrship Coaltn of TX v. David Reis | green | “that the statute lacks any plainly legitimate sweep.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.