Midland-Odessa Division
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The Midland-Odessa Division is a federal judicial division within the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that handles federal cases arising from the Midland and Odessa region and surrounding West Texas counties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midland-Odessa Division canonical | 3 |
| Odessa–Midland region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2538976 — 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: Midland-Odessa Division Context triple: [United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, division, Midland-Odessa Division]
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A.
Southwest Division
The Southwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams located in the south-central United States that competes within the league’s Western Conference.
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B.
West South Central division
The West South Central division is a U.S. Census Bureau subregion that includes states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the south-central part of the United States.
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C.
East South Central division
The East South Central division is a U.S. Census Bureau subregion that includes the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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D.
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference was a historic college athletic conference in the south-central United States, best known for featuring major Texas universities in NCAA competition before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Midwest Division
The Midwest Division was a former National Basketball Association (NBA) division that grouped several teams from the central United States before league realignment in 2004.
- 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: Midland-Odessa Division Target entity description: The Midland-Odessa Division is a federal judicial division within the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that handles federal cases arising from the Midland and Odessa region and surrounding West Texas counties.
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A.
Southwest Division
The Southwest Division is a grouping of NBA teams located in the south-central United States that competes within the league’s Western Conference.
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B.
West South Central division
The West South Central division is a U.S. Census Bureau subregion that includes states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the south-central part of the United States.
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C.
East South Central division
The East South Central division is a U.S. Census Bureau subregion that includes the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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D.
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference was a historic college athletic conference in the south-central United States, best known for featuring major Texas universities in NCAA competition before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Midwest Division
The Midwest Division was a former National Basketball Association (NBA) division that grouped several teams from the central United States before league realignment in 2004.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of a United States district court
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federal judicial division ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
United States Constitution
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federal rules of procedure ⓘ federal statutes of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtType | trial court ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United States federal judiciary
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| handles |
federal civil cases
ⓘ
federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasSeat |
Midland, Texas
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linked to:
Midland, Texas, United States
Odessa, Texas ⓘ |
| higherCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Midland, Texas region
ⓘ
linked to:
Midland, Texas, United States
Odessa, Texas region ⓘ
linked to:
Odessa, Texas
federal law ⓘ surrounding West Texas counties ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | federal district court division ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
ⓘ
federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Permian Basin area of West Texas
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linked to:
Permian Basin
|
| subjectMatter |
cases arising under federal question jurisdiction
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cases under diversity jurisdiction ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal regulatory and administrative law cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midland-Odessa Division Description of subject: The Midland-Odessa Division is a federal judicial division within the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that handles federal cases arising from the Midland and Odessa region and surrounding West Texas counties.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
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division
→
Midland-Odessa Division
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United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
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districtCovers
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Midland-Odessa Division
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linked to: Midland-Odessa Division