TEXAS NEW MEXICO POWER CO
U-3A-2, 1994-03-01
ELECTRIC SERVICES
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                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                   COMMISSION

                                Washington, D.C.

                                  FORM U-3A-2

                          STATEMENT BY HOLDING COMPANY
                               CLAIMING EXEMPTION

                          UNDER RULE U-3A-2 FROM THE 
                               PROVISIONS OF THE

                         PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY
                                  ACT OF 1935

                                   * * * * *
                                                                 File No. 69-291

                         Texas-New Mexico Power Company
                               (Name of Company)

hereby files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 2,
its statement claiming exemption as a holding company from the provisions of
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (Act), and submits the
following information:

                 1.  The name, State of organization, location and nature of
business of claimant and every subsidiary thereof:

                                 State of         Location and 
        Name                   Organization    Nature of Business

Texas-New Mexico Power Company    Texas          P. O. Box 2943
                                                 Ft. Worth, Texas 76113 
                                                 Electric Utility/
                                                 Holding Company  

Texas Generating Company          Texas          P. O. Box 2943
                                                 Ft. Worth, Texas 76113
                                                 Special purpose 
                                                   corporation   

Texas Generating Company II       Texas          P. O. Box 2943
                                                 Ft. Worth, Texas 76113
                                                 Special purpose 
                                                   corporation   

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                 2.  A brief description of the properties of claimant and of 
each of its wholly owned public utility subsidiaries, Texas Generating Company
(TGC) and Texas Generating Company II (TGC II), used for the generation,
transmission and distribution of electric energy for sale, indicating the
location of principal generating plants, transmission lines and distribution
facilities including all such properties which are outside the State in which
claimant and its subsidiaries are organized, and all transmission lines which
deliver or receive electric energy at the borders of such States, is as
follows:

     Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNP) serves approximately
211,900 customers in a total of 90 municipalities and adjacent
rural areas.  TNP is a subsidiary of TNP Enterprises, Inc., a
public utility holding company exempt under Section 3(a)(1) of
the Act pursuant to annual filings on Form U-3A-2.  

     Within Texas, TNP is a regulated public utility engaged in
the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric
energy.  TNP has four operating divisions throughout Texas.  The
largest municipalities within Texas served by TNP are Texas City,
Lewisville, and La Marque.  The divisions located in the State of
Texas are as follows:

    (A)   Central Division.  Electric transmission and
          distribution systems serving 25 municipalities and 18
          unincorporated communities in 17 counties to the south
          and west of Fort Worth, Texas.  The division is based
          at Clifton, Texas.

    (B)   Northern Division. Electric transmission and
          distribution systems serving 36 municipalities and 19
          unincorporated communities in 14 North Texas counties
          and 3 counties in the Texas Panhandle.  The division is
          based at Lewisville, Texas.

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    (C)   Southeast Division.  Electric transmission and
          distribution systems serving 14 municipalities and 2
          unincorporated communities in 3 counties on the Texas
          Gulf Coast.  The division is based at Texas City,
          Texas.

    (D)   Western Division.  Electric transmission and
          distribution systems serving 6 municipalities and 1
          unincorporated community in 5 counties in West Texas. 
          The division is based at Pecos, Texas.

     Generating facilities owned by TNP and the subsidiaries are
located within Robertson County, Texas, which is in the Central
part of Texas.  The generating facilities are referred to as 150
MW, circulating fluidized bed units currently using lignite as
the fuel source.  TNP also has a transmission line connecting
these units to a major transmission grid in Texas.  Electricity
from these units is sold by TNP solely within Texas.  Neither the
claimant nor any of its subsidiaries own transmission lines which
deliver or receive electricity at the border of Texas.

     Within New Mexico, TNP is a regulated public utility engaged
in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of
electric energy.  TNP has one division in the southwestern
portion of New Mexico which operates electric transmission and
distribution facilities.   The largest municipalities served by
TNP are Silver City, Alamogordo, and Ruidoso.  The division
serves 5 municipalities and 5 unincorporated communities in Grant
and Hidalgo Counties, and 4 municipalities and 1 unincorporated
community in Otero and Lincoln Counties.  The New Mexico Division
is based at Silver City, New Mexico.

                 3.  The following information, together with certain additional
data for the calendar year 1993, with respect to claimant and its subsidiaries,
is provided in the following chart: 

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<CAPTION>

                   Texas (1)----------------------------    New Mexico   Total System-------------------
                        TNP           TGC         TGC II    TNP          TNP        TGC         TGC II

<S>                <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Operating Revenue  $394,704,359           0           0    79537927   474242286          0           0
                           83.2%        0.0%        0.0%       16.8%      100.0%       0.0%        0.0%

Net Utility Plant  $539,031,481   187757025   200612363    78594207   617625688  187757025   200612363 
                           87.3%      100.0%      100.0%       12.7%      100.0%     100.0%      100.0%

Total Customers          170765           0           0       41146      211911          0           0 
                           80.6%        0.0%        0.0%       19.4%      100.0%       0.0%        0.0%
KWH Sold
  Wholesale             3244831           0           0           0     3244831          0           0 
    Retail           4874706557           0           0  1408925389  6283631946          0           0 
    
Total System         4877951388           0           0  1408925389  6286876777          0           0 
    
KWH Purchased        2881150364           0           0  1504546156  4385696520          0           0 
    
KWH Generated                 0  1180665800  1182827200           0          0  1180665800  1182827200 

<FN>
(1)  No KWH are purchased or sold at the State line.         
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                 4.  Neither the claimant nor any of its subsidiaries are 
directly or indirectly involved with, or have an interest in either an Exempt
Wholesale Generator or a foreign utility company.

                 Exhibit A.  A consolidating statement of earnings of the 
claimant and its subsidiaries for the last calendar year, 1993, together with a
consolidating balance sheet of claimant and its subsidiaries as of the close
of the 1993 calendar year, is presented.  

                 The above named claimant has caused this statement to be duly
executed on its behalf by its authorized officer on this ____ day of
February, 1994.

                 
                                       Texas-New Mexico Power Company



                 
                                       By______________________________
                                       D. R. Barnard
                                       Sector Vice President -
                                       Chief Financial Officer

Corporate Seal

Attest:


_________________________________ 
M. D. Blanchard 
Secretary


The name, title and address of the officer to whom notices and correspondence
concerning this statement should be addressed is: 


         M. D. Blanchard                        Secretary        
               Name                                    Title


                P. O. Box 2943, Fort Worth, Texas  76113          
                             Address            

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                                                                   Exhibit A  


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                TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                                                           
<TABLE>                                                                           
<CAPTION>                                                                                    TEXAS NEW-
                               TEXAS           TEXAS       TEXAS       TEXAS        MEXICO POWER
                               NEW MEXICO      GENERATING  GENERATING  DATING       COMPANY AND
                               POWER COMPANY   COMPANY     COMPANY II  ENTRIES      SUBSIDIARIES
<S>                           <C>             <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>                          

OPERATING REVENUES             $474,242,286                                         474,242,286 
                                                                           
OPERATING  EXPENSES :                                                      
 Power Purchased For Resale     200,182,601                                         200,182,601 
Fuel                             44,348,051                                          44,348,051
Other Operating & General 
  Expenses                       82,351,236   (6,142,820)  (6,801,999)               69,406,417
 Maintenance                     11,459,576                                          11,459,576 
 Depreciation                    23,070,228    6,142,820    6,801,999                36,015,047 
 Taxes Other Than On Income      30,296,362                                          30,296,362
 Income Taxes                     9,237,991   (1,599,060)  (3,345,117)                                4,293,814 
   Total Operating Expenses     400,946,045   (1,599,060)  (3,345,117)              396,001,868 
                                                                           
   NET OPERATING INCOME          73,296,241    1,599,060    3,345,117                78,240,418 
                                                                           
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE),                                                    
 NET OF TAXES                    (9,096,734)                            10,320,334    1,223,600 
                                                                           
 EARNINGS BEFORE                                                           
   INTEREST CHARGES              64,199,507    1,599,060    3,345,117   10,320,334   79,464,018
                                                                           
INTEREST CHARGES :                                                         
 Long-Term Debt                  48,568,917    5,285,998    9,978,513                63,833,428 
 Other Interest and Amortization 
  of Debt                                           
   Discount, Premium and Expense  4,411,273                                           4,411,273 
 Allowance Borrowed Funds                                      
   Used During Construction        (303,308)                                           (303,308)   
Total Interest Charges           52,676,882    5,285,998    9,978,513                67,941,393
                                                                           
NET EARNINGS                     11,522,625   (3,686,938)  (6,633,396)  10,320,334   11,522,625 
                                                                           
 Dividends On Preferred Stock       878,572                                             878,572 
   EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR 
    COMMON STOCK                $10,644,053   (3,686,938)  (6,633,396)  10,320,334   10,644,053 

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<CAPTION>
                                                                     Exhibit A  
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                TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                           
 
                    CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)                
   
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993                 
 


                                                                                       TEXAS NEW-
                         TEXAS NEW-    TEXAS           TEXAS                           MEXICO POWER
                         MEXICO POWER  GENERATING      GENERATING     CONSOLIDATING    COMPANY AND
ASSETS                   COMPANY       COMPANY         COMPANY II     ENTRIES          SUBSIDIARIES

<S>                      <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>                                 
Utility Plant, 
At Original Cost:
 Electric Plant         $785,885,528   205,000,000     212,750,000                    $1,203,635,528 
 Construction 
  Work In Progress         5,282,381                                                       5,282,381 

                         791,167,909   205,000,000     212,750,000                     1,208,917,909 
   Less Accumulated 
     Depreciation        173,542,221    17,242,975      12,137,637                       202,922,833 
      Net Utility Plant  617,625,688   187,757,025     200,612,363                     1,005,995,076 
                                                                           
Investment 
  in Subsidiaries        (50,779,410)                                   50,779,410             -  
Notes Receivable 
  - Associated 
    Companies            270,000,000                                  (270,000,000)            -  
Non - Utility 
Property, at Cost            541,364                                                         541,364 
Current Assets :
 Cash and Cash 
  Equivalents              2,003,497         40,879         33,790                         2,078,166 
 Customer Receivables        764,166                                                         764,166 
 Intercompany   
   Receivables           167,571,584     17,507,576     35,050,637    (220,129,797)            -  
 Inventories, 
   at the Lower of 
   Average Cost 
   or Market:
   Fuel Inventory         1,421,886                                                        1,421,886 
   Materials And 
     Supplies             7,792,732                                                        7,792,732 
 Deferred Purchased 
      Power &    
     Fuel Costs          15,150,904                                                       15,150,904 
 Accumulated Deferred     
   Income Taxes           4,250,651                                                        4,250,651 
 Other Current Assets     1,090,891                                                        1,090,891 
   Total Current Assets 200,046,311     17,548,455     35,084,427     (220,129,797)       32,549,396 
Regulatory Tax Assets    16,915,298                                                       16,915,298 
Deferred Charges         39,117,969                                                       39,117,969 
                     $1,093,467,220    205,305,480    235,696,790     (439,350,387)   $1,095,119,103 
                                                                           
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES                                 
                                                                           
CAPITALIZATION:                                                            
 Common Stock Equity:                                                      
   Common Stock            $107,050        10,000         10,000           (20,000)         $107,050 
   Capital In Excess 
     of Par Value       175,094,292                                                      175,094,292 
   Retained Earnings     38,983,329   (33,753,270)   (17,046,140)       50,799,410        38,983,329 
       Total Common 
        Stock Equity    214,184,671   (33,743,270)   (17,036,140)       50,779,410       214,184,671 
                                                                           
 Redeemable Cumulative 
   Preferred Stocks       9,560,000                                                        9,560,000 
 Long-Term Debt, 
  Net of Amount Due
   Within One Year      600,193,141   205,000,000    143,800,478     (270,000,000)       678,993,619 
     Total 
       Capitalization   823,937,812   171,256,730    126,764,338     (219,220,590)       902,738,290 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 Long-Term Debt 
  Due Within One Year     1,070,000                                                        1,070,000 
 Accounts Payable        22,449,596                                                       22,449,596 
 Intercompany Payables   52,558,213    50,598,885   116,972,699     (220,129,797)            -  
 Accrued Interest        15,446,125       669,011                                         16,115,136 
 Accrued Taxes           69,060,600   (32,533,125)  (18,521,468)                          18,006,007 
 Customer Deposits        4,463,589                                                        4,463,589 
 Revenues Subject 
   to Refund              3,400,038                                                        3,400,038 
 Other Current 
   Liabilities           13,404,062                                                       13,404,062 
   Total Current 
     Liabilities        181,852,223   18,065,760    99,120,242      (220,129,797)         78,908,428 
                                                                           
Customers' Advances 
  For Construction          169,472                                                           169,472 
Regulatory Tax 
  Liabilities            21,058,527     (417,373)    (229,453)                             20,411,701 
Accumulated Deferred 
  Taxes on Income        49,367,086   16,400,363   10,041,663                              75,809,112 
Accumulated Deferred 
 Investment Tax 
 Credits                 17,082,100                                                      17,082,100 
                     $1,093,467,220  205,305,480  235,696,790      (439,350,387)      $1,095,119,103 

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