Arkansas–Texas border

E474761

internationally recognized internal boundary state border

The Arkansas–Texas border is the state boundary in the southern United States where Arkansas and Texas meet, notably running through the twin city area of Texarkana.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Texas–Arkansas state line	3
Texas–Arkansas border	2
Arkansas–Texas border canonical	1
Texas–Arkansas border region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4858836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arkansas–Texas border
Context triple: [Texarkana, Arkansas, locatedInRegion, Arkansas–Texas border]

A. Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
B. Mississippi–Tennessee border
The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
C. Texas–Oklahoma state line
The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.
D. Tennessee–Alabama border
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
E. Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arkansas–Texas border
Target entity description: The Arkansas–Texas border is the state boundary in the southern United States where Arkansas and Texas meet, notably running through the twin city area of Texarkana.

A. Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
B. Mississippi–Tennessee border
The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
C. Texas–Oklahoma state line
The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.
D. Tennessee–Alabama border
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
E. Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internationally recognized internal boundary ⓘ state border ⓘ
coordinateSystem	defined using survey lines and river courses ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	Interstate 30 ⓘ U.S. Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ railway lines in Texarkana ⓘ
definedBy	U.S. federal law ⓘ state constitutions of Arkansas and Texas ⓘ
follows	Red River ⓘ
governs	allocation of state-level legal authority between Arkansas and Texas ⓘ
hasAdjacentJurisdiction	Bowie County, Texas ⓘ Miller County, Arkansas ⓘ
hasCityStraddlingBorder	Texarkana ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature	shared Arkansas–Texas identity in Texarkana area ⓘ
hasEconomicIntegrationAround	Texarkana trade area ⓘ linked to: Texarkana metropolitan area
hasHistoricalOriginIn	admission of Arkansas to the Union ⓘ admission of Texas to the Union ⓘ
hasNotableBuildingOnBorder	Texarkana U.S. Post Office and Courthouse ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	state line runs through downtown Texarkana ⓘ
hasSurveyHistory	19th-century boundary surveys ⓘ
hasTimeZoneConsistency	Central Time Zone on both sides ⓘ
hasTransportationRole	gateway between Arkansas and Texas ⓘ
hasTwinCityAlongBorder	Texarkana ⓘ
isPartOfLargerRegion	Ark-La-Tex region ⓘ linked to: Ark-La-Tex
isReferencedBy	state statutes of Arkansas ⓘ state statutes of Texas ⓘ
legalStatus	intra-national boundary ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern United States ⓘ
meetsState	Louisiana ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ
partOf	borders of Arkansas ⓘ borders of Texas ⓘ
passesThrough	Texarkana metropolitan area ⓘ Texarkana, Arkansas ⓘ Texarkana, Texas ⓘ
regionType	interstate boundary region ⓘ
separates	Arkansas ⓘ Texas ⓘ
usedFor	jurisdictional boundary ⓘ law enforcement jurisdiction ⓘ taxation boundary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited