The Reference Round Table presents a Texas Reference Source Award to recognize outstanding reference works on Texas. Works which have received the award are included in this edition of Texas Reference Sources with the symbol
. The award winners through 2004 are:
| 1998 | The New Handbook of Texas (T-AB8) |
| 1999 | A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas (T-EG137) |
| 2000 | Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, and Adjacent Waters (T-EG140) |
| 2001 | Field Guide to Common Texas Insects (T-EG136) |
| 2002 | Texas Almanac: Millenium Edition (T-AB15) |
| 2003 | Toxic Plants of Texas: Integrated Management Strategies to Prevent Livestock Losses (T-EG29) |
| 2004 | Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History (T-DB66) |
A complete list of award winners is maintained on the Reference Round Table website at http://www.txla.org/groups/rrt/awards/TRSAwin.html.