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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 4, 2003



                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



        NOT APPLICABLE                   1-737                  75-0279735
       (State or Other          (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employee
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                            Identification Number)



              1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 1670, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)



        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 214-969-5530




                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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ITEM 12.       RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

        Texas Pacific Land Trust (the "Trust") hereby incorporates by reference
the contents of a Report of Operations - Unaudited, announcing certain of its
financial results for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2003
which was released to the press on August 4, 2003. A copy of the report of
operations is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.





                                    SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


                                   TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST


Date:  August 4, 2003              By: /s/  Roy Thomas
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                                       Roy Thomas,
                                       General Agent and Chief Executive Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                                          Description
Number                                           -----------
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99.1              Report of Operations - Unaudited of Texas Pacific Land Trust,
                  for the Three Month and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2003
                  and 2002.