Texas CCA
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Texas CCA is the highest state court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for criminal appeals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas CCA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2632141 — 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 CCA Context triple: [Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, alsoKnownAs, Texas CCA]
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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.
Texoma region
The Texoma region is an area spanning parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma centered around Lake Texoma and the communities along the Red River.
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C.
South Texas
South Texas is a culturally rich and predominantly Hispanic region of southern Texas known for its border communities, agriculture, and strong ties to Mexico.
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D.
The Texas
The Texas is a historic steam locomotive famed for its role in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.
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E.
North Texas
North Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas centered around the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and known as a major economic and cultural hub.
- 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 CCA Target entity description: Texas CCA is the highest state court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for criminal appeals.
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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.
Texoma region
The Texoma region is an area spanning parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma centered around Lake Texoma and the communities along the Red River.
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C.
South Texas
South Texas is a culturally rich and predominantly Hispanic region of southern Texas known for its border communities, agriculture, and strong ties to Mexico.
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D.
The Texas
The Texas is a historic steam locomotive famed for its role in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.
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E.
North Texas
North Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas centered around the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and known as a major economic and cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ criminal court ⓘ state supreme court for criminal matters ⓘ |
| appealsFromAreHeardBy |
Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
|
| branchOf | Judicial branch of Texas ⓘ |
| coequalWith |
Supreme Court of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Supreme Court
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decisionsAreBindingOn |
Texas courts of appeals in criminal cases
ⓘ
all Texas criminal trial courts ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Texas Constitution ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| governsAreaOfLaw |
Texas criminal law
ⓘ
Texas criminal procedure ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
criminal appeals
ⓘ
death penalty appeals ⓘ extraordinary writs in criminal matters ⓘ post-conviction habeas corpus in felony cases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
CCA
ⓘ
Tex. Crim. App. ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
|
| hasBuilding | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Building ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType |
appellate jurisdiction
ⓘ
discretionary review in most criminal cases ⓘ mandatory review in death penalty cases ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Judge
ⓘ
Presiding Judge ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Texas courts of appeals in criminal cases
ⓘ
Texas district courts in criminal cases ⓘ |
| judgeSelectionMethod | statewide partisan election ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas
criminal cases in Texas ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Travis County, Texas ⓘ |
| location |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
|
| mayIssue |
opinions
ⓘ
orders ⓘ writs ⓘ |
| mayReview | decisions of Texas courts of appeals in criminal cases ⓘ |
| officialName | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas judicial system
ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of Texas
|
| role |
court of last resort for criminal appeals in Texas
ⓘ
interprets Texas criminal law ⓘ interprets the Texas Constitution in criminal matters ⓘ reviews decisions of lower Texas criminal courts ⓘ |
| seat |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Austin
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| websiteType | official court website ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas CCA Description of subject: Texas CCA is the highest state court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for criminal appeals.
Referenced by (1)
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