Texas Historical Commission
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The Texas Historical Commission is a state agency responsible for preserving and promoting Texas’s historic sites, landmarks, and heritage.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas Historical Commission canonical | 56 |
| Texas State Historical Survey Committee | 2 |
| State Historic Preservation Office of Texas | 1 |
| TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION | 1 |
| Texas Historical Commission board | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280545 — 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 Historical Commission Context triple: [Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, ownedBy, Texas Historical Commission]
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A.
Texas State Preservation Board
The Texas State Preservation Board is a state agency responsible for preserving, maintaining, and overseeing the Texas Capitol and other designated historic buildings and their contents.
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B.
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
The Texas State Antiquities Landmark is a protective designation granted by the state of Texas to historically, architecturally, or archaeologically significant sites and structures, ensuring their preservation and legal protection.
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C.
Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
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D.
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is the state government agency responsible for overseeing public primary and secondary education in Texas, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and monitoring school district performance.
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E.
Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is the historic domed government building in Austin that houses the executive and legislative offices of the U.S. state of Texas.
- 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 Historical Commission Target entity description: The Texas Historical Commission is a state agency responsible for preserving and promoting Texas’s historic sites, landmarks, and heritage.
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A.
Texas State Preservation Board
The Texas State Preservation Board is a state agency responsible for preserving, maintaining, and overseeing the Texas Capitol and other designated historic buildings and their contents.
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B.
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
The Texas State Antiquities Landmark is a protective designation granted by the state of Texas to historically, architecturally, or archaeologically significant sites and structures, ensuring their preservation and legal protection.
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C.
Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
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D.
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is the state government agency responsible for overseeing public primary and secondary education in Texas, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and monitoring school district performance.
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E.
Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is the historic domed government building in Austin that houses the executive and legislative offices of the U.S. state of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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historic preservation organization ⓘ public body ⓘ state agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employs |
archeologists
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architects ⓘ heritage tourism specialists ⓘ historians ⓘ preservation planners ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archeology
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architectural conservation ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ history of Texas ⓘ |
| formerName |
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
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linked to:
Texas Historical Commission
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| hasPart |
Texas Archeological Stewardship Network
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Texas Heritage Trails Program ⓘ Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program ⓘ Texas Historic Sites Atlas ⓘ Texas Historical Markers Program ⓘ Texas Main Street Program ⓘ Texas State Historic Sites ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Austin, Texas
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linked to:
Austin
|
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Texas
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linked to:
Texas
|
| legalForm | state agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
Texas ⓘ Travis County, Texas ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of Texas
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linked to:
Texas
|
| parentOrganization |
State of Texas
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linked to:
Texas
|
| partOf | Government of Texas ⓘ |
| replaced |
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Historical Commission
|
| responsibleFor |
Certified Local Government program in Texas
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National Register of Historic Places programs in Texas ⓘ Texas Heritage Trails regions ⓘ Texas Historic Sites Atlas database ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Texas Main Street communities ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Main Street City
Texas historic courthouse preservation grants ⓘ state archeological landmarks in Texas ⓘ state historic sites in Texas ⓘ state historical markers in Texas ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Texas state government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Texas
|
| website | https://www.thc.texas.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas Historical Commission Description of subject: The Texas Historical Commission is a state agency responsible for preserving and promoting Texas’s historic sites, landmarks, and heritage.
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Texas Historical Commission
linked to: Texas Historical Commission
linked to: Texas Historical Commission
National Register of Historic Places documentation for Dealey Plaza Historic District
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usedBy
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State Historic Preservation Office of Texas
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linked to: Texas Historical Commission
subject linked to:
RTHL
subject linked to:
RTHL
subject linked to:
RTHL
linked to: Texas Historical Commission
subject linked to:
RTHL
Texas Administrative Code provisions on historic preservation
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administeredBy
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Texas Historical Commission
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subject linked to:
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site (core archeological site)