W.D. Tex.
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W.D. Tex. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, a federal trial court with jurisdiction over much of western Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W.D. Tex. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2538991 — 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: W.D. Tex. Context triple: [United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, abbreviation, W.D. Tex.]
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A.
Cool, Texas
Cool, Texas is a small rural town in North Texas known for its quiet community and location along U.S. Highway 180 west of Weatherford.
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B.
Wylie, Texas
Wylie, Texas is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its family-friendly neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers.
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C.
Combine, Texas
Combine, Texas is a small rural city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its quiet, country living and proximity to both Kaufman and Dallas counties.
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D.
Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas is a central Texas city known for being home to Baylor University and its prominent collegiate athletic programs.
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E.
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright, Texas is a small rural town in North Texas known for its historic downtown and location within the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area.
- 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: W.D. Tex. Target entity description: W.D. Tex. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, a federal trial court with jurisdiction over much of western Texas.
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A.
Cool, Texas
Cool, Texas is a small rural town in North Texas known for its quiet community and location along U.S. Highway 180 west of Weatherford.
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B.
Wylie, Texas
Wylie, Texas is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its family-friendly neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers.
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C.
Combine, Texas
Combine, Texas is a small rural city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its quiet, country living and proximity to both Kaufman and Dallas counties.
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D.
Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas is a central Texas city known for being home to Baylor University and its prominent collegiate athletic programs.
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E.
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright, Texas is a small rural town in North Texas known for its historic downtown and location within the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
ⓘ
federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| appealsTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| circuit |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Fifth Circuit
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | trial court ⓘ |
| courtType | federal ⓘ |
| fullName | United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
Judicial branch of the United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
judicial branch of the United States
|
| handles |
civil rights cases
ⓘ
federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal habeas corpus petitions ⓘ immigration-related federal cases ⓘ patent infringement cases ⓘ |
| hasCourthouseIn |
Alpine, Texas
ⓘ
Austin ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Del Rio, Texas ⓘ El Paso ⓘ
surface form:
El Paso, Texas
Midland, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Midland, Texas
Pecos, Texas ⓘ San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Waco, Texas ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
federal civil cases in the Western District of Texas
ⓘ
federal criminal cases in the Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
United States bankruptcy courts
ⓘ
surface form:
United States bankruptcy courts in the Western District of Texas
|
| isAbbreviationIn |
Bluebook legal citation
ⓘ
U.S. legal writing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States district courts
ⓘ
surface form:
United States District Courts
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Austin Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin Division area
Del Rio Division ⓘ
surface form:
Del Rio Division area
El Paso Division ⓘ
surface form:
El Paso Division area
Midland–Odessa combined statistical area ⓘ
surface form:
Midland-Odessa area
Pecos Division ⓘ
surface form:
Pecos Division area
San Antonio Division ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio Division area
Waco Division area ⓘ western Texas ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
cases arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States
ⓘ
diversity jurisdiction ⓘ federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | W.D. Tex. self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W.D. Tex. Description of subject: W.D. Tex. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, a federal trial court with jurisdiction over much of western Texas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.