For over a decade, the TAS has received financial support from Humanities Texas.  On April 2, 2025, all state humanities councils, including Humanities Texas, received notification that federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been terminated effective immediately.

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WHO WE ARE...since 1928

The TAS is a diverse group of people with all levels of experience taking part in research and training through Academies, Field School, and the Annual Meeting.

TAS promotes and encourages: 

• learning about Texas archeology
• scientific archeological research
• preservation and conservation of materials and sites
• interpretation and publication of archeological data
• building a community of inclusion

TAS does not condone:

• buying and selling artifacts for commercial purposes
• disregard of proper archeological research techniques
• willful destruction or distortion of archeological data

The TAS is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.