TEJAS GAS CORP
SC 13G, 1997-02-12
NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
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                             UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                             SCHEDULE 13G


               UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          (AMENDMENT NO. 1)*


                         Tejas Gas Corporation
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                           (Name of Issuer)


   Depositary Shares (each representing a one-fifth interest in
             a share of 5.25% Convertible Preferred Stock)
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                    (Title of Class of Securities)


                              879075505                     
           -------------------------------------------------
                            (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[ ].  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than
five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and
(2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 879075505               13G               Page 2 of 13 Pages


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Berger Associates, Inc.  ID No. 13-2750052

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                               (a) [ ]
                                                               (b) [ ]

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     -0-

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES

     N/A

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     0%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IA, CO

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CUSIP No. 879075505               13G               Page 3 of 13 Pages


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger Growth and
     Income Fund, Inc.                       ID No. 840568306         

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                               (a) [ ]
                                                               (b) [ ]
3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Maryland

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     -0-

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES

     N/A

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     0%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IV, CO

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CUSIP No. 879075505               13G               Page 4 of 13 Pages


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.   ID No. 44-0663509

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                               (a) [ ]
                                                               (b) [X]

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                    -0-

               7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    -0-

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     -0-

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES

     N/A

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     0%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     HC, CO

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SCHEDULE 13G                                              Page 5 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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Item 1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer:  Tejas Gas Corporation

     (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
          1301 McKinney, Suite 700
          Houston, TX  77010

Item 2.

     (a)  Name of Person Filing:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.
          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger
               Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 

     (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.
               210 University Boulevard, Suite 900
               Denver, Colorado  80206

          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger
               Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
               210 University Boulevard, Suite 900
               Denver, Colorado  80206

          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
               114 West 11th Street
               Kansas City, MO  64105

     (c)  Citizenship:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.:  Delaware

          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger
               Growth and Income Fund, Inc.:  Maryland

          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.:  Delaware

     (d)  Title of Class of Securities:  Depositary Shares (each
          representing a one-fifth interest in a share of 5.25%
          Convertible Preferred Stock; shares of 5.25% Convertible
          Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock
          at any time at the holder's option)

     (e)  CUSIP Number:  879075505

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SCHEDULE 13G                                              Page 6 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
          13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a)  ____ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
     (b)  ____ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
     (c)  ____ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
               Act
     (d)   X   Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
          ---- Investment Company Act/1/
     (e)   X   Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
          ---- Investment Advisers Act of 1940/2/
     (f)  ____ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
               the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
               Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
               section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
     (g)   X   Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
          ---- 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)/3/
     (h)  ____ Group, in accordance with section
               240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.   Ownership

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.:
                                                                  0   
                                                           --------   

          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc.,
               dba Berger Growth and Income Fund, Inc.:
                                                                  0   
                                                           --------   

- ----------------------------
/1/  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger Growth and
     Income Fund, Inc., is a registered investment company.

/2/  Berger Associates, Inc. is a registered investment adviser.

/3/  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. ("KCSI") is the parent
     holding company of Berger Associates, Inc.  KCSI owns approxi-
     mately 87% of Berger Associates, Inc. and is filing this
     statement solely as a result of such stock ownership which may be
     deemed to give KCSI control over Berger Associates, Inc.

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SCHEDULE 13G                                              Page 7 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.:              0  
                                                              ------  

     (b)  Percent of Class:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.:                         0.0%  
                                                                ---   
          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc.,
               dba Berger Growth and Income Fund, Inc.:         0.0%  
                                                                ---   

          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.            0.0%  
                                                                ---   

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (1)  Berger Associates, Inc.:

                (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    of

                                   0
                              ------

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of

                                   0
                              ------

          (2)  Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger
               Growth and Income Fund, Inc.:

                (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    of

                                   0
                              ------

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SCHEDULE 13G                                              Page 8 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of

                                   0
                              ------

          (3)  Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

                (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                                   0
                              ------

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    of

                                   0
                              ------

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                    disposition of

                                   0
                              ------

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

          This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
          the date hereof Berger Associates, Inc. and Berger One
          Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger Growth and Income
          Fund, Inc. have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more
          than five percent of the class of securities referenced
          herein.  [X]

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
          Person

          N/A

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
          Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
          Holding Company

          This statement has been filed jointly by KCSI (parent
          holding company) and Berger Associates, Inc. (its registered
          investment adviser subsidiary) and information relating to
          Berger Associates, Inc. has been included herein.

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SCHEDULE 13G                                              Page 9 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

          N/A

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group

          N/A

Item 10.  Certification

          N/A

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SCHEDULE 13G                                             Page 10 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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                               SIGNATURE

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


                                   BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.:


                                   February 12, 1997
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Date


                                   KEVIN R. FAY
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Signature


                                   Kevin R. Fay, Sr. Vice President -
                                   Finance and Administration
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Name/Title


                                   BERGER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE FUND,
                                   INC., dba BERGER GROWTH AND INCOME
                                   FUND, INC.


                                   February 12, 1997
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Date


                                   KEVIN R. FAY
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Signature


                                   Kevin R. Fay, Vice President,
                                   Secretary and Treasurer
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Name/Title

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SCHEDULE 13G                                             Page 11 of 13
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CUSIP No. 879075505                              Tejas Gas Corporation
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                                   KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES,
                                   INC.


                                   February 12, 1997
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Date


                                   LOUIS G. VAN HORN
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Signature


                                   Louis G. Van Horn,
                                   Vice President and Comptroller
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Name/Title

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                             EXHIBIT INDEX
                             -------------

Exhibit            Document                       Page No.

A              Joint Filing Agreement                13


                          Page 12 of 13 Pages



                               Exhibit A
                                  to
                             SCHEDULE 13G

                       Berger Associates, Inc.,
                Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc.,
                dba Berger Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
                                  and
                 Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
                ---------------------------------------


     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Berger Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Berger One
Hundred and One Fund, Inc., dba Berger Growth and Income Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation, and Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, hereby agree that the preceding Schedule 13G is
being filed on behalf of each of them.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
agreement on this 12th day of February, 1997.

                          Page 14 of 14 Pages


                                   BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.:


                                   KEVIN R. FAY
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Kevin R. Fay
                                   Sr. Vice President - Finance and
                                   Administration


                                   BERGER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE FUND,
                                   INC., dba BERGER GROWTH AND INCOME
                                   FUND, INC.


                                   KEVIN R. FAY
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Kevin R. Fay
                                   Vice President, Secretary and
                                   Treasurer


                                   KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES,
                                   INC.


                                   LOUIS G. VAN HORN
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Louis G. Van Horn
                                   Vice President and Comptroller


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