TEJAS BANCSHARES INC
DEF 14A, 1999-03-19
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                             TEJAS BANCSHARES, INC.

                    Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders


To the Common Shareholders:

     Notice is hereby  given  that a meeting of the  holders of Common  Stock of
Tejas  Bancshares,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  will  be  held  at the  Texas  Tech
University School of Pharmacy, 1300 Coulter,  Amarillo, Texas, on April 6, 1999,
at 4:00 p.m. local time for the following purposes:

     (1) To elect  directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual
Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

     (2) To  transact  any other  business  which may  properly  come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.

     Holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of business on
March 10, 1999, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.


                                        By order of the Board of Directors,



                                        DONALD E. POWELL
                                        President and Chief Executive officer

Dated: March 19, 1999


     SHAREHOLDERS  WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND  THE  MEETING IN PERSON
     ARE URGED TO SIGN AND PROMPTLY  RETURN THE ENCLOSED  PROXY IN THE
     ENVELOPE PROVIDED. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED.


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                                 Proxy Statement

                             TEJAS BANCSHARES, INC.
                          905 South Fillmore, Suite 701
                              Amarillo, Texas 79101

                 Annual Meeting of Shareholders -- April 6, 1999

                                  INTRODUCTION


     This proxy  statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation by the
Board of Directors of Tejas Bancshares,  Inc. (the "Company"),  of proxies to be
voted at the 1999 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting")
on April 6, 1999, at 4:00 p.m. local time at the Texas Tech University School of
Pharmacy, 1300 Coulter,  Amarillo, Texas, and at any adjournment or adjournments
thereof, for the purposes stated in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. A shareholder may revoke a proxy at any time before it is voted by
submitting a new proxy of a later date or by attending the meeting and voting in
person.

     This proxy statement,  the enclosed form of proxy, and the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, are being mailed on or
about March 19, 1999, to holders of record of common  shares,  $1 par value,  of
the Company (the "Common Stock") at the close of business on March 10, 1999 (the
"Record  Date").  Only  holders of record on the Record Date will be entitled to
vote at the meeting.  The outstanding voting shares of the Company on the Record
Date  consisted  of  13,397,934  shares of the  Common  Stock,  each of which is
entitled to one vote.

                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

     At the Meeting,  the holders of the Common Stock will elect five persons as
directors with terms continuing until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2000
and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.  The Board
of Directors  has nominated  William H.  Attebury,  Danny H.  Conklin,  Wales H.
Madden, Jr., Jay O'Brien,  and Donald E. Powell, who are presently the directors
of the Company, for election as directors.

     The Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  of the Company  (the  "Articles")
state that the number of directors shall not be less than 1 or more than 25. The
Bylaws of the Company state that the number of directors shall be established by
resolution  of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  within the  limitations
stated in the Articles.

     All  of the  Common  Stock  represented  by  valid  proxies  received  from
shareholders  will be voted FOR the nominees for directors  named above,  unless
authority  to do so is  withheld.  Each  nominee for  director has agreed to his
nomination  and to serve if elected.  If any of the nominees is 

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unable to serve,  the  proxies  will be voted to elect any other  person for the
office of director  as the Board of  Directors  recommends  in the place of that
nominee.

     A majority of the shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote,  represented
in person or by proxy,  shall constitute a quorum entitled to transact  business
at the  Meeting.  Directors  will be elected  by a majority  of the votes of the
shareholders  comprising  a quorum at the  Meeting.  Abstentions  are counted to
determine  the  presence  or absence of a quorum;  however,  in the  election of
directors,  abstentions  are treated as shares not voted.  Since the election of
directors is considered a  "discretionary"  item upon which  brokerage firms may
vote in their  discretion  on behalf of their  clients if those clients have not
furnished  voting  instructions  within  ten days of the  Meeting,  there are no
"broker non-votes" to be considered at the Meeting.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees.


           INFORMATION CONCERNING NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AT THE MEETING

General

     The following table lists the nominees for the directors of the Company and
the  positions  they hold with the Company and with The First  National  Bank of
Amarillo,  a wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company (the "Bank").  Directors of
the  Company  and the Bank  hold  office  for a term of one year or until  their
successors are duly elected and have qualified.

     Name                    Age    Position with Company   Position with Bank
     ----                    ---    ---------------------   ------------------

     Donald E. Powell        57     President and Chief     President and Chief
                                    Executive Officer       Executive Officer

     William H. Attebury     70     Director                Director

     Danny H. Conklin        64     Director                Director

     Wales H. Madden, Jr.    71     Director                Director

     Jay O'Brien             54     Director                Director


     Except  for Danny H.  Conklin,  who  serves as a  director  of New  Century
Energies,  Inc., and Parallel  Petroleum  Company,  none of the directors of the
Company holds other directorships in a company or has been nominated to become a
director in a company with a class of securities  registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange  Act"),  or
subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any company
registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


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Experience

     The  following is a brief  description  of the nominees for director of the
Company,  the positions they hold, and their principal  occupations and business
experience during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the principal
occupation  listed  for a person has been his  occupation  for at least the past
five years.

     Donald E. Powell. Before acquiring a controlling interest in the Company in
May 1997,  Mr.  Powell  served as  Chairman of the Board,  President,  and Chief
Executive  Officer of Boatmen's First National Bank of Amarillo since March 1987
and in other  capacities  since July 1971.  In  February  1997,  he  voluntarily
resigned from his position  with  Boatmen's  First  National Bank of Amarillo to
pursue, among other things, the acquisition of the Company. Mr. Powell currently
serves as  Chairman  of the  Board of  Regents  for the  Texas A & M  University
System.

     William H.  Attebury.  Mr.  Attebury was formerly a director with Boatmen's
First  National  Bank of Amarillo  and served in that  capacity  from 1975 until
February  1997 when he resigned.  He has served as a director of the Company and
the Bank since June 25, 1997. Mr. Attebury is a private investor.

     Danny H. Conklin.  Mr. Conklin was formerly a director with Boatmen's First
National Bank of Amarillo and served in that  capacity from 1983 until  February
1997 when he  resigned.  He has served as a director of the Company and the Bank
since June 25, 1997. Mr. Conklin is a petroleum geologist.

     Wales H.  Madden,  Jr. Mr.  Madden was formerly a director  with  Boatmen's
First  National  Bank of Amarillo  and served in that  capacity  from 1961 until
February  1997 when he resigned.  He has served as a director of the Company and
the Bank since June 25, 1997. Mr. Madden is an attorney and a private investor.

     Jay O'Brien.  Mr.  O'Brien was  formerly a director  with  Boatmen's  First
National Bank of Amarillo from 1993 until February 1997 when he resigned. He has
served as a  director  of the  Company  and the Bank since  June 25,  1997.  Mr.
O'Brien is a cattleman.

     There are no family  relationships  among any of the executive  officers or
directors  of the  Company or the Bank.  Executive  officers  are elected by the
Board of Directors on an annual basis and serve at the  discretion  of the Board
of Directors.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

     Combined  meetings of the Boards of  Directors  of the Company and the Bank
are held monthly  during the year.  The Board of  Directors  held 12 meetings in
1998. During 1998, each of the Company's  directors attended at least 75 percent
of the  total  number  of  meetings  of the  Board of  Directors.  The  Board of
Directors of the Company  currently does not have any committees.  


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However,  the Company may establish one or more  committees  during 1999.  These
committees,  if  formed,  may  include  an  executive  committee,  a  nominating
committee, an audit committee, a loan committee, and a compensation committee.

           COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     The following table states  information as of February 15, 1999,  regarding
the number of shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by all  directors  and
executive officers of the Company. Beneficial ownership includes any shares held
in the name of the spouse,  minor  children,  or other  relatives  of the holder
living in that person's  home, as well as any shares held in the name of another
person under an arrangement whereby the holder can vest title in himself at once
or in the future. Except as otherwise indicated,  the persons or entities listed
below have sole voting and  investment  power for all shares of the Common Stock
they beneficially own.  Percentage of ownership is based on 13,397,934 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 15, 1999.

     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Common Stock            Percent of
                 Name                Beneficially Owned        Common Stock
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     William H. Attebury                  306,815(1)              2.29%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Danny H. Conklin                      67,434                 0.50%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Wales H. Madden, Jr.                  74,101(2)              0.55%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Jay O'Brien                          155,610(3)              1.16%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Donald E. Powell                     364,897                 2.72%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     All Executive officers and
     directors as a group
     (five persons):                      968,857                 7.23%
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------


     (1)  Includes  151,508 shares owned by the Attebury  Family  Partnership of
          which Mr.  Attebury is the  president of the managing  partner and for
          which he exercises voting and investment  authority,  and an aggregate
          of 46,056  shares held by Mr.  Attebury as custodian  for eight of his
          grandchildren  and  for  which  Mr.  Attebury   exercises  voting  and
          investment authority.

     (2)  Includes  3,334  shares  held in the Wales H. Madden IV Trust of which
          Mr.  Madden  serves as trustee,  3,334 shares held in the S.  Hamilton
          Madden Trust of which Mr. Madden serves as trustee,  and 63,633 shares
          owned by Gore Creek  Capital,  Ltd.,  of which Mr. Madden is a limited
          partner and exercises shared voting and investment authority for those
          shares.

     (3)  Includes  7,267  shares  held in the Jay  O'Brien  Pension  Trust  and
          110,000  shares for which Mr. O'Brien has an option to purchase at any
          time on or before  August 31,  2000;  does not include  15,153  shares
          owned by Mr.  O'Brien's  spouse  as  separate  property  for  which he
          disclaims beneficial ownership.


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Principal Holders of Common Stock

     To the best of the Company's knowledge, no shareholder  beneficially owns 5
percent or more of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.

                        COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     The  following  table states the  compensation  paid by the Company and the
Bank for the last  three  fiscal  years to the Chief  Executive  Officer  of the
Company and the Bank. Except for Mr. Donald E. Powell, no executive  officers of
the Company or the Bank received  compensation  above  $100,000  during the last
three fiscal years.


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                                                     Summary Compensation Table
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                                                                                                                        All other
    Name and Principal                                                                                                   Compen-
         Position                            Annual Compensation                      Long Term Compensation            sation ($)
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                                                                                       Awards               Payout
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                                                                   Other
                                                                   Annual     Restricted     Securities
                                                                   Compen-       Stock       Underlying       LTIP
                                                                   sation       Award(s)      Options/     Payout ($)
                            Year        Salary ($)    Bonus ($)     ($)           ($)        SARs (#)
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<S>                         <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>       <C>   
Donald E. Powell
   Chairman of the Board,   1998        $    0        $ 150,000    $    0         N/A           N/A           N/A       $ 603 (2)
    President, and Chief    1997             0                0         0         N/A           N/A           N/A         337 (2)
    Executive Officer (1)   1996           N/A              N/A       N/A         N/A           N/A           N/A         N/A
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</TABLE>

     (1)  Mr.  Powell  became  Chairman  of  the  Board,  President,  and  Chief
          Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank on May 23, 1997.

     (2)  Membership  dues for the Amarillo Club paid by the Company during 1997
          and 1998.


Corporate Compensation Policy

     Mr. Powell is currently the sole executive  officer of the Company.  Except
for the bonus disclosed in the Summary  Compensation  Table,  Mr. Powell did not
draw a salary from the Company or the Bank during  1998,  and he will not draw a
salary from either the Company or the Bank until as least 2000,  although he may
be  eligible to receive  another  bonus from the Company or the Bank before that
date.  The  compensation  policy for all other  officers  and  employees  of the
Company and the Bank is designed to be competitive in current market conditions.
Compensation  levels are reviewed by Mr. Powell annually upon the recommendation
of the Bank's Director of Human Relations.


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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

     No  interlocking   relationships  exist  between  the  Company's  Board  of
Directors or officers  responsible for  compensation  decisions and the board of
directors  or  compensation   committee  of  any  company,   nor  has  any  such
interlocking relationship existed in the past.

                            COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Directors' Stock Compensation Plan

     Directors of the Company and the Bank did not receive compensation to serve
in those capacities  before November 1, 1998, and directors of the Company,  who
are also directors of the Bank, will receive no fees for serving as directors of
the Company.  In lieu of cash compensation for meeting fees for the non-employee
members of the Board of Directors  (the  "Directors")  of the Bank, the Board of
Directors  for the  Company  and the Bank  adopted  The First  National  Bank of
Amarillo Directors' Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan").  Effective November 1,
1998, and for the period ending December 31, 2001, the Company  delivered to the
Directors  three  certificates  representing  a total of 3,800  shares of Common
Stock (the "Shares") of the Company.  Each Director endorsed the certificates in
blank  and  returned  them to the  Company  to be held for  future  delivery  in
accordance with the Plan.

     As soon as practicable  after January 2, 2000, the Company will deliver one
certificate  representing 1,400 Shares to each Director,  and after each January
2, 2001, and 2002, the Company will deliver one certificate  representing  1,200
Shares to each Director.  The absence of a Director from any regularly scheduled
meeting  during the 14 months  preceding  December  31,  1999,  or the 12 months
preceding  December 31, 2000,  or 2001,  shall reduce the number of Shares to be
delivered  to him or her by a number  calculated  by  multiplying  the number of
absences by 100 Shares and  subtracting  that  number from the Shares  otherwise
deliverable to the Director for the applicable period.

     If a Director is terminated  as a Director at any time before  December 31,
2001, for any reason, including retirement, permanent disability, or death, or a
"corporate  transaction"  occurs in which the Bank and/or the Company is not the
surviving  entity,  the Director or his or her designated  beneficiary of his or
her estate shall be entitled only to that number of Shares not already delivered
to him or her under the Plan  calculated by  multiplying  the number of meetings
the Director attended by 100 during the then-current  period, i.e., the 14-month
period  ending  December 31, 1999, or the 12-month  period  ending  December 31,
2000, or 2001. On termination or on consummation of a "corporate transaction," a
certificate  representing  the  number of  Shares  calculated  pursuant  to this
paragraph will be delivered to the Director or his or her designated beneficiary
or his or her estate,  free and clear of any restrictions  under the Plan except
as  provided  for  under  federal   securities  laws,  as  soon  as  practicable
thereafter.  Except as provided in this paragraph,  termination as a Director or
consummation of a "corporate  transaction"  immediately  terminates any right to
receive any other  Shares not already  delivered  or  deliverable  to him or her
under the Plan and any  rights to vote  those  


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Shares or to receive  dividends  thereon,  and the  undelivered  Shares  will be
assigned  to the  Company  or its  designee.  "Corporate  transaction"  means  a
transaction  in which  the Bank  and/or  the  Company  is  wholly  or  partially
liquidated, or participates in a merger, consolidation, or reorganization.

     The Directors' rights to the Shares cannot be assigned,  sold,  pledged, or
transferred,  but they may be  transferred by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.  Except as provided in the Plan,  any dividends will be payable on
the Shares, and the Directors will be entitled to exercise voting rights for the
shares,  regardless  of whether  the  certificates  have been  delivered  to the
Directors.

                 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Indebtedness of Management

     Certain officers,  directors, and principal shareholders of the Company and
the Bank, and their  affiliates,  have deposit  accounts and other  transactions
with the Bank, including loans in the ordinary course of business.  All loans or
other  extensions  of  credit  made by the  Bank  to  officers,  directors,  and
principal  shareholders  of the Company and the Bank and to  affiliates of those
persons were made in the ordinary course of business on  substantially  the same
terms, including interest rates and collateral,  as those prevailing at the time
for comparable  transactions  with independent third parties and did not involve
more than the  normal  risk taken by the  lender or  present  other  unfavorable
features.  The extensions of credit by the Bank to those persons did not, and do
not currently,  involve more than the normal risk of  collectibility  or present
other  unfavorable  features.  At December 31, 1998, the  outstanding  principal
amount of indebtedness to the Bank owed by directors and executive  officers and
their  affiliates,  who  were  indebted  to  the  Bank  on  that  date,  totaled
$12,139,000,  which represented  approximately 29.4 percent of the Bank's equity
capital accounts. The Bank expects to continue to enter into transactions in the
ordinary  course of  business on similar  terms with  officers,  directors,  and
principal shareholders of the Company, the Bank, and their affiliates.

     In addition to those lending  relationships,  some  executive  officers and
directors of the Company,  and some of their  associates,  have had transactions
with the Bank in the ordinary course of business, including the following:

     1. A&S Steel Buildings,  Inc.,  served as a contractor for the construction
of a  branch  of the  Bank at 34th  and  Bell in  Amarillo,  Texas.  William  H.
Attebury's son, W. A. Attebury,  is the president and a shareholder of A&S Steel
Buildings,  Inc.,  owning  approximately 45 percent of the stock, and William H.
Attebury's other four children each own  approximately 7 percent of the stock of
A&S Steel Buildings, Inc.

     2. Alpha Three Cattle  Company,  owned by William H.  Attebury (25 percent)
and his sons Edward A.  Attebury (25 percent ) and W. A.  Attebury (50 percent),
has a  re-advancing  agricultural  note with the Bank.  The highest  outstanding
balance on this note during 1998 was $2,980,000.  The outstanding balance of the
note as of March 5, 1999, was $2,550,000.


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     3. William H. Attebury  participates,  from time to time,  with the Bank in
making loans to customers  of the Bank when a customer  desires  funds above the
Bank's lending limit.  Mr.  Attebury does so on the same terms and conditions as
the Bank,  and the Bank does not  secure  any of the  indebtedness  owing to him
under these  arrangements.  Mr. Attebury pays the Bank 0.5 percent of the amount
of the loans for its servicing of the loans in which he participates.

     4.  Effective  November  1, 1998,  the Bank leased  ground  space for a new
branch site to be located at the  intersection  of 45th Avenue and Coulter.  The
lease is from a  partnership  in which  Donald E.  Powell  and Jay  O'Brien  are
partners.  Monthly  lease  payments are $3,757,  and the lease  extends  through
October 2013.

     5. Danny H. Conklin and his  affiliated  interests  have several notes with
the Bank for working  capital,  purchase of  interests  in oil and gas,  and his
residence.  The  highest  outstanding  balance on these  notes  during  1998 was
$1,753,600.  The  outstanding  balance  of the  notes as of March 5,  1999,  was
$750,516.

     All of the foregoing  transactions  were on  substantially  the same terms,
including  interest  rates and  collateral  to the extent  applicable,  as those
prevailing at the time for  comparable  transactions  with other persons and did
not involve more than normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable
features.  Additional  transactions may take place with the Bank in the ordinary
course of business.

             SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

     Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
officers,  directors,  and persons who own more than 10 percent of a  registered
class of the Company's equity securities and certain other affiliated persons to
file  reports of  ownership  and changes in  ownership  with the SEC.  Officers,
directors,  and  greater  than  10  percent  shareholders  are  required  by SEC
regulations to furnish the Company copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

     Based  solely  on  review  of  the  copies  of  those  forms,   or  written
representations  that no other forms were  required,  the Company  believes that
during the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1998,  all  Section  16(a)  filing
requirements applicable to its officers,  directors, and greater than 10 percent
beneficial  owners were complied with,  except that in November 1998 Jay O'Brien
reported a transaction,  which did not affect the total amount of his beneficial
ownership of shares of the Company's  Common Stock,  which occurred in September
1998 and should have been reported in October 1998.


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                    RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     The firm of Clifton Gunderson  P.L.L.C.  has been appointed by the Board of
Directors to audit the  Company's  accounts  for the 1999 fiscal  year.  Clifton
Gunderson P.L.L.C.  has been the Company's  independent public accountants since
1997.  Representatives  of the firm are expected to attend the Meeting to answer
appropriate  questions which any shareholder may ask, and those  representatives
may make a statement to the Meeting if they desire to do so.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

     The  Board  of  Directors   knows  of  no  business  to  be  presented  for
consideration  at the  Meeting  other  than that  stated in the Notice of Annual
Meeting of  Shareholders.  If any other business  comes before the Meeting,  the
persons named as proxies in the enclosed proxy intend to vote in accordance with
their judgment on the business.

                             EXPENSE OF SOLICITATION

     The cost of this proxy  solicitation will be borne by the Company.  Proxies
may  be  solicited  by  mail,  personal  interview,  telephone,  telegraph,  and
facsimile  by officers,  directors,  and regular  employees of the Company.  The
Company will reimburse  brokers,  banks, and other nominees for their reasonable
expenses in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners.

                SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2000 ANNUAL MEETING

     For a shareholder  proposal to be included in the proxy and proxy statement
of the Company  relating to a meeting of shareholders,  a shareholder  proponent
must  comply  with Rule  14A-8  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934.  A
proposal  intended to be presented by a shareholder  at the 2000 Annual  Meeting
must be received by the  Secretary  of the  Company at its  principal  executive
offices by November  18,  1999.  If not  received by that date,  pursuant to the
rules and regulations  promulgated under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, a
shareholder  proposal  shall not be  considered  for  inclusion in the Company's
proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on April 4, 2000.

                                        By order of the Board of Directors,



                                           DONALD E. POWELL
                                           President and Chief Executive officer

Dated: March 19, 1999


                                   ----------


     The Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange  Commission on March 19, 1999,  for the fiscal year ended  December
31, 1998 (the "Annual Report"), is being mailed to you herewith.



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                                      PROXY

                             TEJAS BANCSHARES, INC.

                                   ----------

                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                  APRIL 6, 1999

                                   ----------

     This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors

     The undersigned  hereby  appoints  Donald E. Powell and John Stradley,  and
each of them (with full power to act without the  other),  as proxies  with full
power of  substitution  to represent the  undersigned  at the Annual  Meeting of
Shareholders  (the  "Annual  Meeting")  to be held at the Texas Tech  University
School of Pharmacy, 1300, Coulter,  Amarillo,  Texas, on Tuesday, April 6, 1999,
at 4:00 p.m.,  Amarillo time, and at any and all  adjournments  thereof,  and to
vote all shares of Common Stock of Tejas Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), which
the undersigned  would be entitled to vote if personally  present,  as indicated
below and in  accordance  with the  determination  of a majority of the Board of
Directors  with  respect to other  matters  which may  properly  come before the
Annual Meeting.

          The  election as directors  of the  nominees  listed below  (except as
          marked to the contrary below):

          [___] FOR all nominees listed below     [___] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
                (except as marked to the                to vote for all nominees
                contrary below)                         listed below

Donald E. Powell,  William H. Attebury,  Danny H. Conklin, Wales H. Madden, Jr.,
Jay O'Brien

     INSTRUCTION:  To withhold your vote for any individual nominee,  print that
     nominee's name on the line provided below.


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IF PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED,  THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED.  IF NO
INSTRUCTIONS  ARE  SPECIFIED,  THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE  NOMINEES  FOR
DIRECTORS  AND THE OTHER  PROPOSALS.  IF ANY OTHER  BUSINESS IS PRESENTED AT THE
ANNUAL  MEETING,  THIS  PROXY  WILL BE  VOTED BY  THOSE  NAMED IN THIS  PROXY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETERMINATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  THIS
PROXY  CONFERS  DISCRETIONARY  AUTHORITY  ON THE  HOLDERS  THEREOF  TO VOTE WITH
RESPECT TO THE ELECTION OF ANY PERSON AS DIRECTOR WHERE THE NOMINEE IS UNABLE TO
SERVE OR FOR GOOD CAUSE WILL NOT SERVE AND  MATTERS  INCIDENT  TO THE CONDUCT OF
THE ANNUAL MEETING.


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     If the  undersigned  is present  and votes at the Annual  Meeting or at any
adjournment  thereof and after  notification  of the Secretary of the Company at
the Annual Meeting of the  shareholder's  decision to terminate the proxy,  then
the power of the  attorneys  and proxies shall be  terminated.  The  undersigned
hereby  revokes  any and all proxies  heretofore  given for the shares of Common
Stock held of record by the undersigned.

     The undersigned  acknowledges receipt from the Company before the execution
of this proxy of a Notice of Annual  Meeting,  the Company's Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting, and an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 1998 fiscal year.

Dated: _________________, 1999

Please sign  exactly as your name appears on the envelope in which this card was
mailed. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian,
please  give your full title.  If shares are held  jointly,  each holder  should
sign.

Please check here if you plan
to attend the Annual Meeting       [___]


                PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS PROXY
                    IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE.


Signatures:


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