Texas Supreme Court

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court of last resort state supreme court

The Texas Supreme Court is the highest state court for civil matters in Texas, responsible for issuing final appellate decisions and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Texas	26
Texas Supreme Court canonical	6
Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas	2
Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	1
Supreme Court of Texas as highest civil court	1
Tex. Sup. Ct.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T473342 — 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: Texas Supreme Court
Context triple: [Texas Constitution, establishes, Texas Supreme Court]

A. Oklahoma Supreme Court
The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Oklahoma for civil matters, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.
B. Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court is the state's highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the Arizona Constitution and overseeing the administration of justice within the state court system.
C. Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest appellate court for criminal cases, responsible for reviewing and deciding appeals from lower criminal courts in Oklahoma.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of Texas, including major cities such as Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, and Waco.
E. Supreme Court of California
The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
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: Texas Supreme Court
Target entity description: The Texas Supreme Court is the highest state court for civil matters in Texas, responsible for issuing final appellate decisions and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.

A. Oklahoma Supreme Court
The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Oklahoma for civil matters, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.
B. Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court is the state's highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting the Arizona Constitution and overseeing the administration of justice within the state court system.
C. Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest appellate court for criminal cases, responsible for reviewing and deciding appeals from lower criminal courts in Oklahoma.
D. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of Texas, including major cities such as Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, and Waco.
E. Supreme Court of California
The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ
abbreviation	Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tex. Sup. Ct.
authorizedBy	Texas Constitution ⓘ
branchOf	Judicial branch of Texas ⓘ
buildingCompleted	1959 ⓘ
canAppoint	members of judicial commissions and boards ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	appellate court ⓘ
createdBy	Texas Constitution ⓘ surface form: Texas Constitution of 1876
dateEstablished	1876 ⓘ
decisionsCitableAs	Texas ⓘ surface form: Tex.
handles	petitions for review from Texas courts of appeals ⓘ
hasChiefJustice	Chief Justice of Texas ⓘ
hasMinimumQuorum	5 justices ⓘ
hasNoJurisdictionOver	criminal cases other than juvenile matters ⓘ
hasNumberOfJustices	9 ⓘ
hasOfficialReporter	South Western Reporter ⓘ
hasPosition	Associate Justice ⓘ Chief Justice ⓘ
hasPower	disciplinary authority over Texas attorneys ⓘ rulemaking authority for civil procedure in Texas courts ⓘ
hasStaggeredTerms	true ⓘ
hears	oral arguments ⓘ
hearsCases	en banc ⓘ
isHighestCourtFor	civil cases in Texas ⓘ criminal cases in Texas ⓘ
issues	final appellate decisions in civil cases ⓘ writs of habeas corpus in juvenile matters ⓘ writs of mandamus ⓘ
jurisdiction	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas civil law matters ⓘ juvenile law matters ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Travis County, Texas ⓘ
location	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas
oversees	State Bar of Texas ⓘ administration of the Texas judicial system ⓘ
predecessor	Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
publishes	written opinions ⓘ
seatedIn	Supreme Court Building, Austin ⓘ
selectionMethod	partisan election ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
styleOfBuilding	Modernist architecture ⓘ
supervises	Texas Office of Court Administration ⓘ
termLength	6 years ⓘ
website	https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme ⓘ

How these facts were elicited