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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 38 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 Tourneau Houston, Inc. v. Harris County Appraisal District.

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1 Tourneau Houston, Inc. v. Harris County Appraisal District Anchor
texapp · 2000
green “subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent, waiver, or estoppel at any stage of a proceeding.” 15
2 Cook v. Cameron
tex · 1987
green “a judgment is void only when it is apparent that the court rendering judgment 'had no jurisdiction of the parties, no jurisdiction of the subject matter, no jurisdiction to enter the judgment, or no capacity to act as a court.” 9
3 Cook v. Cameron
tex · 1987
green “had no jurisdiction of the parties, no jurisdiction of the subject matter, no jurisdiction to enter the judgment, or no capacity to act as a court.” 8
4 It's the Berrys, LLC v. Edom Corner, LLC
texapp · 2008
green “merely expresses the practice of the courts generally to refuse to reopen what has been decided.” 3
5 It's the Berrys, LLC v. Edom Corner, LLC
texapp · 2008
green “subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent, waiver, or estoppel at any stage of a proceeding.” 3

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