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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 19 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 General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co..

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1 General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co. Anchor
tex · 2001
green “here is but one route to the courthouse for breach-of-contract claims against the state, and that route is through the legislature.” 7
2 Reata Construction Corp. v. City of Dallas
tex · 2006
green “absent the legislature's waiver of the city's immunity from suit, . . . the trial court did not acquire jurisdiction over a claim for damages against the city in excess of damages sufficient to offset the city's recovery, if any.” 4
3 Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University
tex · 1997
red “t is the legislature's sole province to waive or abrogate sovereign immunity.” 4
4 Stuart v. Bayless
tex · 1998
green “o be recoverable, consequential damages must be foreseeable and directly traceable to the wrongful act and result from it.” 4

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