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5 canonical passages across 3 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 Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University Anchor
tex · 1997
red “the act of contracting does not waive the state's immunity from suit.” 12
2 State v. Martin
texapp · 1961
green “incident to, connected with, arise out of, or are germane” 3
3 State v. Martin
texapp · 1961
green “no connection with the other, and the two claims are entirely independent of each other.” 3
4 Anderson v. State ex rel. Allred
texcommnapp · 1933
green “germane to the matter in controversy.” 3
5 Anderson v. State ex rel. Allred
texcommnapp · 1933
green “when the state invokes the jurisdiction of one of its own courts it does so not as a sovereign, but as any other litigant.” 3

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