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7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 78 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 State v. Shumake.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 State v. Shumake Anchor
tex · 2006
green “which, when possible, we discern from the plain meaning of the words chosen.” 15
2 Lauderdale v. Texas Department of Agriculture
texapp · 1996
green “does not mean a large or considerable amount of evidence, but rather such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion of fact.” 15
3 TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL CO. v. Combs
tex · 2011
green “plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the language of the statute, regulation, or rule.” 14
4 Starr County v. Starr Industrial Services, Inc.
texapp · 1979
green “genuinely engaged in reasoned decision-making.” 14
5 City of Waco v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
texapp · 2011
green “genuinely engaged in reasoned decision-making.” 12
6 Freightliner Corp. v. Motor Vehicle Board of Texas Department of Transportation
texapp · 2008
green “courts are legislatively empowered to limit the scope of a remand to the part of an order that contains error.” 5
7 Texas Health Facilities Commission v. Nueces County Hospital District
texapp · 1979
green “the name and address of each person who owns the land on which the solid waste facility is located and the person who is or will be the operator or person in charge of the facility.” 3

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