I honestly do not understand why they felt compelled to disrupt so many people's lives to solve a paper problem, instead of just changing the official descripti

I honestly do not understand why they felt compelled to disrupt so many people's lives to solve a paper problem, instead of just changing the official description of the border to match the de facto alignment? I'm looking for more than just "grabbing tax dollars" or "justifying their existence" reasons. What legally compels the states to solve the problem this way instead of in a way that is least disruptive to the people who actually live there?