The Texas State Historical Association

“The Texas State Historical Association is a membership organization.”

“The membership votes on the Board of Directors.”

“The membership votes on the Board of Directors.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee prior to the filing of the tax return.”

“The Board of Directors receives the conflict on interest policy for their review. Board of Directors are required to disclose any conflicts. The board reviews conflicts as they arise throughout the year.”

“The compensation for all top positions within the organization require review of comparability data with approval by the Executive Director.”

“PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL GATEWAY. HANDBOOK OF TEXAS. Originally published in 1952 and published online in 1999. The Handbook of Texas is a free online digital state encyclopedia developed by TSHA. It includes over 27,500 scholarly vetted entries on a wide variety of Texas history topics from the prehistoric to modern era. The Handbook of Texas experiences online traffic of approximately 8 million visits from 4 million users in 220 countries per year. SOUTHWESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly began in 1897 and is the longest continually published scholarly quarterly journal in Texas and the United States. TSHA recently celebrated the 125th volume. The total number of articles accessed online in 2021 by the public reached 238,907 on JSTOR, Project MUSE, and Portal to Texas History from 3,381 institutions”

“in 186 countries. TSHA PRESS. TSHA Press has published unique books about Texas history since 1918 with more than 150 books produced in print and in electronic form. TSHA Press is a founding member of the Texas Book Consortium, based at Texas AandM University Press. Annual sales exceed 4,000 paper, audio, and digital books per year. TEXAS ALMANAC. In publication since 1857, The Texas Almanac is valuable source for maps, charts, and data on Texas counties, cities, demographics, weather, agriculture, and much more. LEGACY OF TEXAS. TSHA operates an online store featuring TSHA Press books as well as used, donated, rare, and collectible books. The store includes Texas maps, art, and educational merchandise. TEXAS DAY BY DAY. TSHA emails Texas Day by Day stories and facts related each day to”

“11,333 subscribers. DIGITAL GATEWAY. TSHA Digital Gateway maintains TSHA websites, online projects, and digital content. Digital Gateway initiatives provide the foundation of content delivery and data integration secured by information technology teams at UT Austin.”

“STUDENT PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TEACHER RESOURCES and FELLOWSHIPS AWARDS. FELLOWSHIPS. TSHA offers 8 Donor funded fellowships worth $12,500 focused on Texas history research. AWARDS. TSHA offers 18 Donor funded awards worth $45,500 focused on research, publication, and teaching Texas history. JUNIOR HISTORIANS CLUB OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HISTORIAN JOURNAL. Junior Historians Club of Texas consists of grades 4 to 12 extracurricular clubs with 10 active chapters across the state. The Texas Historian is one of the few historical journals in the nation dedicated to publishing the historical analysis of young Texas scholars. WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHAPTERS, TOUCHSTONE JOURNAL. The Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society honors history”

“program promotes undergraduate research and produces Touchstone, a journal of student authored articles from 5 chapters across the state.”

“EVENTS MEMBER SERVICES. TEXAS HISTORY DAY TSHA recently hosted the 41st annual Texas History Day event in Austin, Texas. The student contests feature individual and group websites, essays, documentaries, performances, and exhibits throughout Texas with regional and state level events. In 2022 at least 35,015 students across 22 regions interacted with the program with 1,925 students competing at the regional level. 761 students competed at Texas History Day in Austin. The participating teachers were from 59 school districts across 37 counties with 179 public school, 18 private school, 5 homeschool, and 4 charter schoolteachers. Many awards and entry fees are donor sponsored. Students compete for a $250 Tshirt design award from TSHA. Top students are sponsored to compete at National History Day in Washington D.C.”

“In 2022 Texas students won three 1st place category awards and two special awards, as well as several other honors at National History Day. TSHA ANNUAL MEETING CONFERENCE. TSHA will be hosting its 127th Annual Meeting March 2 to 4, 2023, in El Paso at the Paso Del Norte Hotel and the Judson F. Williams Convention Center. Held each year since the founding of TSHA, the Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of its kind for Texas history enthusiasts and professional and independent scholars. This event offers a range of opportunities for individuals and organizations working in historical, cultural, preservationist, and tourist services. More than 700 people regularly attend the meeting and another 170,000 TSHA members and constituents are reached through email and social and traditional media about the event.”

“In addition to 150 speakers and more than 40 panels, the conference includes eight banquets and receptions, multiple offsite tours, and additional special events that enable attendees to engage in the unique history and culture of Texas. SAN JACINTO SYMPOSIUM. The Battle of San Jacinto Symposium is an annual program sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association with support from the San Jacinto Battleground Association and others to showcase cutting edge historic research on topics relating to the 1836 battle of San Jacinto, the 1821 to 1835 Mexican colonial period, the 1835 to 1836 Texas Revolution, and the 1836 to 1845 Republic of Texas period. The Symposium started in 2001 with each event featuring a specific historic theme. The Symposium is a two day event held in Houston during April each year. The Symposium features a moderator”

“and five to six speakers, each of whom have 35 to 40 minutes presentations, followed by a question and answer session. THE GREAT TEXAS LAND RUSH PROGRAM. The Great Texas Land Rush program allows the public to adopt a Texas Town or County to support TSHA and feature local history. As of 2022 there are at least 181 towns and 8 counties adopted and featured on the Texas Almanac and Handbook of Texas websites. MEMBERSHIP. TSHA maintains a growing membership of more than 2,600 members and engages with more than 10,000 potential members annually. COMMUNICATIONS. TSHA has 13,600 followers on Twitter, 58,000 followers on Facebook, and 1,419 followers on LinkedIn. TEXAS TALKS. Online webinars featuring interviews with historians, scholars, and authors on a variety of Texas History topics. Last year we held 8 Texas Talks for 979 registrants.”