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



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>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: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 20pt"><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="top"><B>Texas</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation<BR>
or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><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>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


<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>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(713)&nbsp;235-8800</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


<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.</B>



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



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</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>offering price per</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered (2)(3)</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, no<BR>
par value per share
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    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">200,000 shares
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    <TD nowrap align="RIGHT" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="CENTER" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">23.05</TD>
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<TD align="CENTER" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,610,000</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 colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register for sale under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, an additional 200,000 shares of common
stock, $1.00 par value, of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) pursuant to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Non-Employee
Directors Deferred Fee Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E on
Form S-8, the contents of the Company&#146;s previously filed Registration Statement
on Form S-8 relating to the Plan (File No.&nbsp;333-74452) is incorporated herein by
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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>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</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>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Deferral Election Form under Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.333-74452).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by
reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed March&nbsp;25, 2004).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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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">23.2*
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</TD>
    <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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<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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    <TD colspan="3">SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC.<BR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">P. ALLAN PORT&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2">P. Allan Port&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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<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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Walter E. Johnson
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;3, 2004</TD>
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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">*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Paul B. Murphy, Jr.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(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<BR>
and Chief Financial<BR>
Officer (Principal Financial 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>Laurence L. Lehman III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President<BR>
and Controller
<BR>(Principal Accounting 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>Carin M. Barth</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 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>
John B. Brock III
</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 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>Ernest H. Cockrell
</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 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>J. David Heaney
</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 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 W. Hobby
</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 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>John W. Johnson
</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 width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">*<BR><HR size="1" noshade>Barry M. Lewis
</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 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>Fred R. Lummis
</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 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>Andres Palandjoglou
</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 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>Wilhelmina E. Robertson
</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 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>Thomas F. Soriero, Sr.
</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 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>Stanley D. Stearns, Jr.
</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 width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD valign="top"> By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">P. ALLAN PORT&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">P. Allan Port, as attorney-in-fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</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 valign="bottom">
    <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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <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>
</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">Form of Deferral Election Form under Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.333-74452).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</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. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by
reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement
filed March&nbsp;25, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2004
Registration No. 333-______
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.
Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee 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
200,000 shares
$
23.05
$
4,610,000
$
584.09
(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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register for sale under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, an additional 200,000 shares of common
stock, $1.00 par value, of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. (the
"Company") pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated Non-Employee
Directors Deferred Fee Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E on
Form S-8, the contents of the Company's previously filed Registration Statement
on Form S-8 relating to the Plan (File No. 333-74452) is incorporated herein by
reference.
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
—
Form of Deferral Election Form under Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.333-74452).
4.5
—
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by
reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed 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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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:
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
*
Walter E. Johnson
Chairman of the Board and Director
November 3, 2004
*
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
*
Carin M. Barth
Director
November 3, 2004
*
John B. Brock III
Director
November 3, 2004
*
Ernest H. Cockrell
Director
November 3, 2004
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J. David Heaney
Director
November 3, 2004
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Paul W. Hobby
Director
November 3, 2004
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John W. Johnson
Director
November 3, 2004
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Barry M. Lewis
Director
November 3, 2004
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Fred R. Lummis
Director
November 3, 2004
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Andres Palandjoglou
Director
November 3, 2004
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Wilhelmina E. Robertson
Director
November 3, 2004
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Thomas F. Soriero, Sr.
Director
November 3, 2004
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Stanley D. Stearns, Jr.
Director
November 3, 2004
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By:
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
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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
—
Form of Deferral Election Form under Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.333-74452).
4.5
—
Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (incorporated by
reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
filed 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*
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Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*
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Powers of Attorney.
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Filed herewith.
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