Southwest Texas State Teachers College

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public university teachers college

Southwest Texas State Teachers College, now known as Texas State University, is a public institution in San Marcos, Texas, historically recognized for training educators and as the alma mater of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Southwest Texas State Teachers College canonical	4
Southwest Texas State Normal School	2
Southwest Texas State College	1
Southwest Texas State University	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T605711 — 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: Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Context triple: [Lyndon B. Johnson, education, Southwest Texas State Teachers College]

A. Dallas College
Dallas College is a large public community college system serving the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area with a wide range of academic, technical, and workforce education programs.
B. Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically Black public university in Houston, Texas, known for its significant contributions to African American higher education and culture.
C. Tarleton
Tarleton is a village in Lancashire, England, situated in a rural area of the West Lancashire Coastal Plain near the River Douglas.
D. Texas A&I University
Texas A&I University was a public university in Kingsville, Texas, known for its strong football program and for producing several NFL players.
E. Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, known for its strong athletics programs and comprehensive offerings in engineering, business, and agricultural sciences.
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: Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Target entity description: Southwest Texas State Teachers College, now known as Texas State University, is a public institution in San Marcos, Texas, historically recognized for training educators and as the alma mater of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

A. Dallas College
Dallas College is a large public community college system serving the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area with a wide range of academic, technical, and workforce education programs.
B. Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically Black public university in Houston, Texas, known for its significant contributions to African American higher education and culture.
C. Tarleton
Tarleton is a village in Lancashire, England, situated in a rural area of the West Lancashire Coastal Plain near the River Douglas.
D. Texas A&I University
Texas A&I University was a public university in Kingsville, Texas, known for its strong football program and for producing several NFL players.
E. Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, known for its strong athletics programs and comprehensive offerings in engineering, business, and agricultural sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ teachers college ⓘ
accreditedBy	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ surface form: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
affiliation	NCAA Division I athletics (successor institution) ⓘ
almaMaterOf	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
campusSetting	hill country ⓘ
campusType	main campus ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerNameOf	Texas State University ⓘ
foundedAs	Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Southwest Texas State Normal School
fundingType	state-funded ⓘ
governingBody	Board of Regents of the Texas State University System ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline	business ⓘ education ⓘ fine arts ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ sciences ⓘ
hasFormerName	Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasMascot	Bobcats ⓘ
hasNotableAlumniField	education ⓘ politics ⓘ public service ⓘ
hasSchoolColors	gold ⓘ maroon ⓘ
historicalRole	regional teachers college for South Texas ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Hays County ⓘ surface form: Hays County, Texas San Marcos, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ
motto	The noblest search is the search for excellence ⓘ
notableAlumnus	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
partOf	Texas State University System ⓘ
positionHeld	36th president of the United States ⓘ
predecessorOf	Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Southwest Texas State College Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Southwest Texas State University Texas State University ⓘ surface form: Texas State University–San Marcos
primaryFocus	teacher education ⓘ
sector	public ⓘ
type	public institution of higher education ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lyndon B. Johnson → education → Southwest Texas State Teachers College ⓘ

Southwest Texas State Teachers College → hasFormerName → Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas State University

Southwest Texas State Teachers College → predecessorOf → Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Texas State College

Southwest Texas State Teachers College → predecessorOf → Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Texas State University

Southwest Texas State Teachers College → foundedAs → Southwest Texas State Teachers College self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Texas State Normal School

Texas State University → formerName → Southwest Texas State Teachers College ⓘ