United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of Texas, including major cities such as Houston, Galveston, and Brownsville.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543351 — 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: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas]
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Texas.
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B.
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.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
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E.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the state.
- 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: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of Texas, including major cities such as Houston, Galveston, and Brownsville.
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A.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Texas.
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B.
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.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
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E.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
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federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviation | S.D. Tex. ⓘ |
| appealsTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
United States Constitution
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Government
|
| hasSeat |
Brownsville
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surface form:
Brownsville, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Christi, Texas
Galveston ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston, Texas
Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Laredo, Texas ⓘ McAllen, Texas ⓘ Victoria, Texas ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Brownsville Division
ⓘ
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Christi Division
Galveston Division ⓘ Houston Division ⓘ Laredo Division ⓘ McAllen Division ⓘ Victoria Division ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ |
| higherCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Brownsville
ⓘ
surface form:
Brownsville, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Christi, Texas
Galveston ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston, Texas
Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Laredo, Texas ⓘ McAllen, Texas ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Southern region of Texas ⓘ Victoria, Texas ⓘ federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Southern United States ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| partOf |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal court system
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
bankruptcy appeals
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civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal question cases ⓘ |
| usesCitation | S.D. Tex. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Description of subject: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of Texas, including major cities such as Houston, Galveston, and Brownsville.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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reviewsCasesFrom
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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jurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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hasSubdivision
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Corpus Christi Division
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
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jurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
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districtCovers
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Corpus Christi Division of the Southern District of Texas
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
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districtCovers
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Victoria Division of the Southern District of Texas
Estelle v. Gamble
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originatingCourt
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Galveston Division
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hasParentCourt
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Galveston Division
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governingBody
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Victoria Division
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locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Victoria Division
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appliesToJurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Victoria Division
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hasDivisionOf
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Victoria Division
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subdivisionOf
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Victoria Division
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appliesLocalRulesOf
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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S.D. Tex.
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locatedInJurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
this entity surface form:
Southern District of Texas
Laredo Division
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parentOrganization
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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