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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 18 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 Education Agency v. Leeper.

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1 Texas Education Agency v. Leeper Anchor
tex · 1995
green “were only recommended, not prescriptive” 4
2 Scally v. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
texapp · 2011
green “resolving factual conflicts and ambiguities is the agency's function, and the purpose of substantial-evidence review is to protect that function.” 4
3 Teladoc, Inc. v. Texas Medical Board and Nancy Leshikar, in Her Official Capacity as General Counsel of the Texas Medical Board
texapp · 2014
green “defines 'rule' in a way that will exclude a considerable range of unofficial, individually directed, tentative or other non-proscriptive agency or staff issuances concerning law or policy.” 4
4 Combs v. Entertainment Publications, Inc.
texapp · 2009
green “we consider the intent of the agency, the prescriptive nature of the guidelines, and the context in which the agency statement was made.” 3
5 Texas State Board of Pharmacy v. Witcher
texapp · 2014
green “although the guidelines considered in slay were intended to achieve a level of consistency when similar circumstances were present, they did not require a specific result in all cases.” 3

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