6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 25 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 Bruni v. Bruni.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruni v. Bruni Anchor | green | “the award of attorney's fees in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is within the trial court's discretion.” | 9 |
| 2 | In Re Derzapf | green | “a trial court has no discretion in determining what the law is or applying the law to the facts, even when the law is unsettled.” | 4 |
| 3 | In Re Smith | green | “although a successful access suit might require the grandparent to satisfy section 153.433, whether the grandparent ultimately will succeed is a different question than whether the grandparent has the right simply to bring suit.” | 3 |
| 4 | Landerman v. State Bar of Texas | green | “review of a trial court's action under the abuse of discretion standard is a question of law.” | 3 |
| 5 | Lawrence v. City of Wichita Falls | green | “so nearly the same as the earlier proceeding that they do not materially affect the legal issues involved in the later proceeding.” | 3 |
| 6 | In Re Guardianship of Cantu De Villarreal | green | “review of a trial court's action under the abuse of discretion standard is a question of law” | 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.