coat of arms of Texas

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coat of arms

The coat of arms of Texas is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of Texas, featuring a lone star and symbolic elements reflecting its history as an independent republic and its identity as the “Lone Star State.”

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Texas canonical	1
coat of arms of the State of Texas	1
lone star emblem	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9704601 — 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: coat of arms of Texas
Context triple: [Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas, followedBy, coat of arms of Texas]

A. Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas
The Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas was the official heraldic emblem of the joint Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas in the early 19th century, symbolizing its political identity before Texas independence.
B. Coat of arms of Tamaulipas
The Coat of arms of Tamaulipas is the official heraldic emblem of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, symbolizing its history, culture, and regional identity through a shield divided into fields representing agriculture, industry, and local heritage.
C. Coat of arms of Nuevo León
The Coat of arms of Nuevo León is the official heraldic emblem of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, symbolizing its historical legacy, industrial strength, and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of New Jersey
The coat of arms of New Jersey is the state's heraldic emblem, featuring a shield with three plows supported by the figures of Liberty and Ceres beneath a horse's head crest, symbolizing agriculture, freedom, and prosperity.
E. Coat of arms of Baja California
The Coat of arms of Baja California is the official heraldic symbol of the Mexican state of Baja California, representing its history, culture, and regional identity.
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: coat of arms of Texas
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Texas is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of Texas, featuring a lone star and symbolic elements reflecting its history as an independent republic and its identity as the “Lone Star State.”

A. Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas
The Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas was the official heraldic emblem of the joint Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas in the early 19th century, symbolizing its political identity before Texas independence.
B. Coat of arms of Tamaulipas
The Coat of arms of Tamaulipas is the official heraldic emblem of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, symbolizing its history, culture, and regional identity through a shield divided into fields representing agriculture, industry, and local heritage.
C. Coat of arms of Nuevo León
The Coat of arms of Nuevo León is the official heraldic emblem of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, symbolizing its historical legacy, industrial strength, and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of New Jersey
The coat of arms of New Jersey is the state's heraldic emblem, featuring a shield with three plows supported by the figures of Liberty and Ceres beneath a horse's head crest, symbolizing agriculture, freedom, and prosperity.
E. Coat of arms of Baja California
The Coat of arms of Baja California is the official heraldic symbol of the Mexican state of Baja California, representing its history, culture, and regional identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ
adoptedBy	Republic of Texas ⓘ State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
adoptionDate	1839 ⓘ
associatedWith	nickname "Lone Star State" ⓘ
category	Texas state symbols ⓘ coats of arms of U.S. states ⓘ
charge	argent five-pointed star ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	lone star ⓘ
designElement	live oak branch ⓘ olive branch ⓘ single five-pointed star ⓘ
elementOf	Great Seal of the State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Texas
fieldColor	azure ⓘ
governingBody	Office of the Secretary of State of Texas ⓘ Texas Legislature ⓘ
hasMotto	none ⓘ
heritage	Republic of Texas symbolism ⓘ linked to: Texas state symbols
inception	19th century ⓘ
influencedBy	Texan revolutionary history ⓘ independent Republic of Texas era ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	1839 act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ Texas Government Code, Section 3101.001 ⓘ linked to: Texas Government Code
officialName	coat of arms of the State of Texas ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Texas
relatedTo	flag of Texas ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Republic of Texas seal of Texas ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Texas
represents	peace ⓘ sovereignty of Texas ⓘ strength ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
surroundedBy	olive and live oak branches ⓘ
symbolizes	Lone Star State ⓘ linked to: Texas identity of Texas as former independent republic ⓘ independence of Texas ⓘ
use	official heraldic emblem of Texas ⓘ
usedBy	executive branch of Texas ⓘ judicial branch of Texas ⓘ legislative branch of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas Legislature
usedOn	government buildings of Texas ⓘ official state documents of Texas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Coat of arms of Coahuila y Tejas → followedBy → coat of arms of Texas ⓘ

Estrela Solitária → associatedSymbol → lone star emblem ⓘ

linked to: coat of arms of Texas

coat of arms of Texas → officialName → coat of arms of the State of Texas ⓘ