Texas Statute Annotations

Texas statutes with the cases interpreting them: each note is a one-sentence holding backed by a verbatim quote and a link to the full opinion.

10 sections · 8,517 case notes · All jurisdictions

10 sections most cited first

Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001

Termination of the parent-child relationship

3,825 case notes cases 1995–2026 screened through 2026-06-24

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014

Appeal from interlocutory order

1,202 case notes cases 1988–2026 screened through 2026-06-26

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 74.351

Expert report

973 case notes cases 2004–2026 screened through 2026-06-25

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 38.001

Recovery of attorney's fees

678 case notes cases 1987–2026 screened through 2026-06-19

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 1.07

Definitions

634 case notes cases 1981–2026 screened through 2026-05-27

Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.011

Common and technical meanings of words and phrases

562 case notes cases 1987–2025 screened through 2025-11-21

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04

Driving while intoxicated

462 case notes cases 1994–2018 screened through 2018-12-06

Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.016

Words and phrases: may, shall, must, and related terms

66 case notes cases 1999–2010 screened through 2018-04-23

Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.021

Legislative intent presumptions

66 case notes cases 1991–2015 screened through 2017-01-12

Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.023

Matters that may be considered in construing statutes

49 case notes cases 1988–2012 screened through 2015-11-30

A section appears here once at least 3 cases interpreting it have been written up. Sections are worked most-used first, so coverage deepens continuously; each page states exactly how many of its citing cases have been reviewed and through what date.

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