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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;3, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-______



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 22pt"><B>SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>Texas</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>76-0519693</B><BR>
(I.R.S Employer<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>4400 POST OAK PARKWAY<BR>
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027<BR>
(713)&nbsp;235-8800</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.<BR>
2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>P. Allan Port<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.<BR>
4400 Post Oak Parkway<BR>
Houston, Texas 77027</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(713)&nbsp;235-8800</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>With Copy to:</I>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P.<BR>
1301 McKinney, Suite&nbsp;5100<BR>
Houston, Texas 77010-3095<BR>
(713)&nbsp;651-5151<BR>
Attention: Arthur Rogers</B>



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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, no<BR>
par value per share
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.05</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">103,725,000</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the
average of the high and low sale prices of such security on
November&nbsp;2,
2004, as reported by The Nadsaq Stock Market, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>The amount of Common Stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to
include any additional shares issuable as a result of any stock split,
stock dividend or other change in the capitalization of the Registrant.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#000">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h19595exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h19595exv23w1.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Southwest Bancorporation of Texas,
Inc., a Texas corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2004, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March&nbsp;31, 2004 and June&nbsp;30, 2004, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;5,
2004 and August&nbsp;9, 2004, respectively;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;2,
2004, May&nbsp;20, 2004 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;9 and the
related Exhibit&nbsp;99.2), June&nbsp;18, 2004, September&nbsp;28, 2004, October&nbsp;1, 2004 and
October&nbsp;22, 2004; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s
Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;17, 1997.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)
subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Articles of Incorporation of the Company provide that, subject to
certain limitations, its officers and directors (and certain other individuals
acting on behalf of the Company) will be indemnified by the Company against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by such persons, to the fullest extent permitted under the Texas
Business Corporation Act (the &#147;TBCA&#148;). Generally, Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA
permits a corporation to indemnify a person who was, is, or is threatened to be
made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person was or
is a director or officer if it is determined that such person (i)&nbsp;conducted
himself in good faith, (ii)&nbsp;reasonably believed (a)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in
his official capacity as a director or officer of the corporation, that his
conduct was in the corporation&#146;s best interest, or (b)&nbsp;in other cases, that his
conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, and (iii)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. In addition, the TBCA requires a corporation to
indemnify a director or officer for any action that such director or officer is
wholly successful in defending on the merits.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide that a director of the
Company will not be liable to the corporation for monetary damages for an act
or omission in the director&#146;s capacity as a director, except to the extent
not permitted by law. Texas law does not permit exculpation of liability in the
case of (i)&nbsp;a breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or
the shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;an act or omission not in good faith that involves
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii)&nbsp;a transaction
from which a director received an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit
resulted from an action taken within the scope of the director&#146;s office, (iv)
an action or omission for which the liability of the director is expressly
provided by statute, or (v)&nbsp;an act related to an unlawful stock repurchase or
dividend.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation of the Company, restated as of
May&nbsp;1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-60190).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company, restated as of December&nbsp;31, 1996
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-16509).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendments to Bylaws of Southwest (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-4 Registration
Statement No.&nbsp;333-118108).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 2004 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, dated May&nbsp;5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to
Appendix&nbsp;B to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement, filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2004).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;);


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Houston, Texas on November&nbsp;3, 2004.

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ P. ALLAN PORT&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">P. Allan Port&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Walter E. Johnson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Paul B. Murphy, Jr.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive<BR>
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Randall E. Meyer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Laurence L. Lehman III
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President and<BR>
Controller (Principal Accounting<BR>
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Carin M. Barth</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
John B. Brock III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Ernest H. Cockrell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
J. David Heaney</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Paul W. Hobby</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
John W. Johnson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Barry M. Lewis</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Fred R. Lummis</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Andres Palandjoglou</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Wilhelmina E. Robertson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Thomas F. Soriero, Sr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Stanley D. Stearns, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="99%"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap>*&nbsp;&nbsp;By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>/s/ P. ALLAN PORT&nbsp;<BR><HR size="1" noshade width="25%" align="left">
P. Allan Port, as attorney-in-fact</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation of the Company, restated as of
May&nbsp;1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-60190).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company, restated as of December&nbsp;31, 1996
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-16509).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendments to Bylaws of Southwest (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-4 Registration
Statement No.&nbsp;333-118108).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 2004 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, dated May&nbsp;5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to
Appendix&nbsp;B to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement, filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
76-0519693
(I.R.S Employer
Identification No.)
4400 POST OAK PARKWAY
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027
(713) 235-8800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.
2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
P. Allan Port
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.
4400 Post Oak Parkway
Houston, Texas 77027
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 235-8800
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With Copy to:
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010-3095
(713) 651-5151
Attention: Arthur Rogers
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered (2)(3)
share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock, no
par value per share
4,500,000 shares
$
23.05
$
103,725,000
$
13,141.96
(1)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the
average of the high and low sale prices of such security on
November 2,
2004, as reported by The Nadsaq Stock Market, Inc.
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
described herein.
(3)
The amount of Common Stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to
include any additional shares issuable as a result of any stock split,
stock dividend or other change in the capitalization of the Registrant.
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Powers of Attorney
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Southwest Bancorporation of Texas,
Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), are incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on February 27, 2004;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on May 5,
2004 and August 9, 2004, respectively;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 2,
2004, May 20, 2004 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 9 and the
related Exhibit 99.2), June 18, 2004, September 28, 2004, October 1, 2004 and
October 22, 2004; and
(d) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's
Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on January 17, 1997.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")
subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
The Articles of Incorporation of the Company provide that, subject to
certain limitations, its officers and directors (and certain other individuals
acting on behalf of the Company) will be indemnified by the Company against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by such persons, to the fullest extent permitted under the Texas
Business Corporation Act (the "TBCA"). Generally, Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA
permits a corporation to indemnify a person who was, is, or is threatened to be
made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person was or
is a director or officer if it is determined that such person (i) conducted
himself in good faith, (ii) reasonably believed (a) in the case of conduct in
his official capacity as a director or officer of the corporation, that his
conduct was in the corporation's best interest, or (b) in other cases, that his
conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests, and (iii)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. In addition, the TBCA requires a corporation to
indemnify a director or officer for any action that such director or officer is
wholly successful in defending on the merits.
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The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that a director of the
Company will not be liable to the corporation for monetary damages for an act
or omission in the director's capacity as a director, except to the extent
not permitted by law. Texas law does not permit exculpation of liability in the
case of (i) a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
the shareholders, (ii) an act or omission not in good faith that involves
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) a transaction
from which a director received an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit
resulted from an action taken within the scope of the director's office, (iv)
an action or omission for which the liability of the director is expressly
provided by statute, or (v) an act related to an unlawful stock repurchase or
dividend.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
—
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, restated as of
May 1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-60190).
4.2
—
Bylaws of the Company, restated as of December 31, 1996
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form S-1
Registration Statement No. 333-16509).
4.3
—
Amendments to Bylaws of Southwest (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Form S-4 Registration
Statement No. 333-118108).
4.4
—
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 2004 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, dated May 5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to
Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement, filed with the
Commission on March 25, 2004).
5.1*
—
Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*
—
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*
—
Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*
—
Powers of Attorney.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
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provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Houston, Texas on November 3, 2004.
SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC.
By:
/s/ P. ALLAN PORT
P. Allan Port
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
*
Chairman of the Board and Director
November 3, 2004
Walter E. Johnson
*
Paul B. Murphy, Jr.
Director and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
November 3, 2004
*
Randall E. Meyer
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
November 3, 2004
*
Laurence L. Lehman III
Senior Vice President and
Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)
November 3, 2004
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Carin M. Barth
*
Director
November 3, 2004
John B. Brock III
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Ernest H. Cockrell
*
Director
November 3, 2004
J. David Heaney
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Paul W. Hobby
*
Director
November 3, 2004
John W. Johnson
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Barry M. Lewis
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Fred R. Lummis
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Andres Palandjoglou
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Wilhelmina E. Robertson
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Thomas F. Soriero, Sr.
*
Director
November 3, 2004
Stanley D. Stearns, Jr.
*  By:
/s/ P. ALLAN PORT
P. Allan Port, as attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
—
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, restated as of
May 1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-60190).
4.2
—
Bylaws of the Company, restated as of December 31, 1996
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form S-1
Registration Statement No. 333-16509).
4.3
—
Amendments to Bylaws of Southwest (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Form S-4 Registration
Statement No. 333-118108).
4.4
—
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. 2004 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, dated May 5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to
Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement, filed with the
Commission on March 25, 2004).
5.1*
—
Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*
—
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*
—
Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*
—
Powers of Attorney.
*  Filed herewith.
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