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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 24 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 Valadez v. Avitia.

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1 Valadez v. Avitia Anchor
texapp · 2007
green “an appellate court has no duty-or even right-to perform an independent review of the record and applicable law to determine whether there was error.” 14
2 In Re Estate of Taylor
texapp · 2010
green “failure to cite legal authority or to provide substantive analysis of the legal issues presented results in waiver of the complaint.” 10

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