Figures I figure it out soon as I ask stackoverflow. The code needs to be put into an array:
var returnValue = [];
for (var i = 0; i < _names.length; i++) {
returnValue.push(
<TouchableHighlight onPress={() => this._onPressButton}>
<Text>
{_names[i]}
</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>);
}
return returnValue;
There is also more information here: http://facebook.github.io/react/docs/multiple-components.html#dynamic-children