Touchstone is the journal of the Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society, and is published by the Texas State Historical Association. Since 1982, the journal has focused on collegiate contributions to the history of Texas, publishing top essays by community-college and university students. Articles of special interest to Texas history submitted by students and faculty who are not associated with the Society are also considered for publication.
Publications in Journals of Biological Research.
Recently, Dr. Chris McAllister has taken honors students on exploratory excursions to major rivers of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The following is a sample of articles that have been published because of these forays in research:
Touchstone Vol XLI 2023
- Jessie Parchman, “Sudden Surge: From Past-Aid to Future-Aid Medicine in the Lone Star State.”
- Maiko Estrada, “The Well-Being Activist: Dr. Red Duke.”
Touchstone Vol XL 2021-2022
- Aaliyah Avellaneda “Texas Ticketsplitter: Bill Ratliff’s Timely Take to Politics”
- Katelyn (Cox) Lester, “Walter Prescott Webb and the Grand Arc of Erudition”
- Dorali Hernandez, “The Progression of Medical Maintenance: The Story of Two Texas Nurses 1980-2000”
- Gem Elmore, "Integration of Northeast Texas Churches 1950-2010"
Touchstone (ISSN 740-8986) is published annually.
