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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated June 11, 1999 accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of CT Holdings, Inc. contained in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it
appears under the caption "Experts."






GRANT THORNTON LLP


Dallas, Texas

August 15, 2000



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