JOURNAL OF

TEXAS HISTORY

OPEN ACCESS
Every article. Every review. History shared.

Vol. 2, No. 1 June 2026

LATEST ISSUE

New research, reviews, and perspectives on the people places, and events that shaped Texas and the greater Southwest.

  • The First Juneteenth: Black Churches, Reconstruction Politics, and the Houston Origins of June 19 Celebration
    W. Caleb McDaniel

  • Albert Parsons and the Nonpareil Strike of 1871
    George Norris Green

  • The Names of Four Scouts
    Mark Mallory

About the Journal
The Journal of Texas History is an open-access publication of the Alliance for Texas History, hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. We publish peer-reviewed research reviews, and visual essays that deepen understanding of Texas history.

The Alliance for Texas History is pleased to publish the Journal of Texas History. The JTxH showcases the history of Texas and the Greater Southwest, including the many histories of its people and culture.

The editor of the Journal is Rebecca Sharpless, professor of history at Texas Christian University, with associate editors Kenna Lang Archer of Angelo State University and Jeff Roche of the College of Wooster. Carlos Blanton of the University of Texas serves as the book review editor, and Justin Randolph from Texas A&M University serves as the public history editor. An additional group of scholars with diverse expertise has been appointed to serve on the Editorial Board.

With this publication, the Alliance has begun a process that will soon showcase the best work on Texas history in all aspects. Our outstanding editorial board will ensure that the Journal of Texas History fosters inclusivity and excellence in ideas and methodology. The journal will be an open-access publication, made publicly available through Digital Commons and supported by our hosts at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.

If you are interested in submitting an article for the new journal, please review the Call for Manuscripts and send an email query to submissions@jtxh.org.

  • The JTxH is published by the Alliance for Texas History (atxh.org). The Alliance formed in March 2024, organized by scholars, researchers, public historians, and others committed to history done right.

  • Texas’s population has doubled over the past forty years, yet the number of scholarly journals devoted to the state’s history has remained roughly the same. In the meantime, Texas has grown more diverse, and whole new fields and methodologies have emerged in the historical profession. We believe, then, that there is room—and a real need—for another journal to tell the many stories of Texas and Texans. We are proud to join with our colleagues at other historical organizations in telling those stories. 

  • Rebecca Sharpless, professor of history at Texas Christian University, and Benjamin Johnson, professor of history at Loyola University Chicago, are co-editors. Felipe Hinojosa, professor of history at Baylor University, is the Review Editor. Justin Randolph is the Public History Editor. Click here to see the full Editorial Board.

  • Please review the Call for Manuscripts and connect with us by email for any questions at submissions@jtxh.org.

Contact us.

Click here to review our call for submissions and for reviewers of books, exhibits, films, and work in the digital humanities. Each issue of the journal will include peer-reviewed articles and multiple reviews. The Journal of Texas History will be open access with a reasonably priced print-on-demand option. Let us know if you have articles to submit, questions about the journal, or would just like to learn more about the Alliance for Texas History.

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Click here to join the Alliance for Texas History.