7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 30 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 TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL CO. v. Combs.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL CO. v. Combs Anchor | green | “if a statute uses a term with a particular meaning or assigns a particular meaning to a term, we are bound by the statutory usage.” | 7 |
| 2 | John David Adams v. Starside Custom Builders, Llc | green | “e must adhere to statutory definitions.” | 5 |
| 3 | Youngkin v. Hines | green | “courts must adhere to legislative definitions of terms when they are supplied.” | 5 |
| 4 | Tijerina v. City of Tyler | green | “statutory definitions must be given effect; ordinary meanings should be applied only to undefined terms.” | 4 |
| 5 | Texas Department of Transportation v. Needham | green | “but if a statute defines a term, a court is bound to construe that term by its statutory definition only.” | 3 |
| 6 | Texas Department of Transportation v. Needham | green | “f a statute defines a term, a court is bound to construe that term by its statutory definition only.” | 3 |
| 7 | Combs v. Roark Amusement & Vending, L.P. | green | “if a term is expressly defined by statute we must follow that definition.” | 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.