[en] Soft x-ray emissions from TEXT, a medium-sized ohmically heated tokamak, were measured using an array of 40 surface barrier diodes viewing the plasma through a narrow slit aperture. The level of soft x-ray emissions is found to correlate with electron temperature and density, plasma current, and Z effective. The time evolution of the soft x-ray signals is similar to that of the radiation from highly ionized heavy impurities, e.g., titanium and scandium. Typical signals rise with the increasing electron temperature as the current rises. The signals often exhibit sinusoidal oscillations simultaneously with the large MHD activity observed on the Mirnov coils. Sawtooth activity typically accompanies the quiescent phase of the discharge as MHD activity ceases and the plasma parameters become constant. Radial intensity profiles during normal sawtoothing are compared with those observed during the laser-driven ablation injections of scandium