7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 40 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 Jackson v. State Office of Administrative Hearings.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson v. State Office of Administrative Hearings Anchor | green | “complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees.” | 11 |
| 2 | Kneeland v. National Collegiate Athletic Association | green | “simply because it provides specific goods or services under a contract with a government body.” | 7 |
| 3 | Jackson v. State Office of Administrative Hearings | green | “insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.” | 6 |
| 4 | Jackson v. State Office of Administrative Hearings | green | “remain informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created,” | 5 |
| 5 | Texas Department of Public Safety v. Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. | green | “embrace the understanding that the public's right to know is tempered by the individual and other interests at stake in disclosing the information.” | 4 |
| 6 | Abbott v. City of Corpus Christi | green | “is reasonable and does not conflict with the statute's language” | 4 |
| 7 | Rainbow Group, Ltd. v. Texas Employment Commission | green | “so long as the construction is reasonable and does not conflict with the statute's language” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.