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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 97 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 In Re CH.

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1 In Re CH Anchor
tex · 2002
green “just as it is imperative for courts to recognize the constitutional underpinnings of the parent-child relationship, it is also essential that emotional and physical interests of the child not be sacrificed merely to preserve that right.” 67
2 In Re J.O.A.
tex · 2009
green “he endangering conduct may include the parent's actions before the child's birth, while the parent had custody of older children, including evidence of drug usage.” 16
3 In the Interest of E.C.R., Child
tex · 2013
green “many of the reasons supporting termination under subsection o also support the trial court's best interest finding.” 10
4 In Re TN
texapp · 2005
green “a parent's engaging in illegal drug activity after agreeing not to do so in a service plan for reunification with her children is sufficient to establish clear and convincing proof of voluntary, deliberate, and conscious conduct that endangered the well-being of her children.” 4

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