State Supreme Court / Tex.

Texas Department of Human Services v. E.B.

Decided October 10, 1990. Eugene A. Cook wrote the opinion for the court.

802 S.W.2d 647 · Cited 677 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Holley v. Adams · 544 S.W.2d 367
Burk Royalty Co. v. Walls · 616 S.W.2d 911
Brown v. American Transfer & Storage Co. · 601 S.W.2d 931
Mobil Chemical Company v. Bell · 517 S.W.2d 245
E.B. v. Texas Department of Human Services · 766 S.W.2d 387

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