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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Written
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      is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
      &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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HGT 8K 0605 Cash Distribution
UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
      DC 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):
May
      19,
      2006
HUGOTON
        ROYALTY TRUST
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State
      or
      Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10476
58-6379215
(Commission
                File Number)
(IRS
                Employer Identification No.)
Trust
                Division
Royalty
                Trust Group
Bank
                of America, N.A.
901
                Main Street, 17
th
Floor
P.O.
                Box 830650
Dallas,
                Texas
75283-0650
(Address
                of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
                Code)
(877)
      228-5083
(Registrant's
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NONE
(Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written
        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
        230.425)
¨
Soliciting
        material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
Item
      2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial
      Condition.
On May
      19, 2006, the Registrant issued a news release announcing its monthly cash
      distribution to unitholders of record on May 31, 2006. A copy of the
      news
      release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The
      information in this Current Report, including the news release attached hereto,
      is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
      "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.
Item
      9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1
      News
      Release dated May 19, 2006
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
      to
      be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
      authorized.
HUGOTON
                ROYALTY TRUST
By:
BANK
                OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE FOR
HUGOTON
                ROYALTY TRUST
Date: May
                  19, 2006
By:
/s/
NANCY G.
                  WILLIS
Nancy
                  G. Willis
Vice
                  President
XTO
                ENERGY INC.
By:
/s/
BENNIE G.
                KNIFFEN
Bennie
                G. Kniffen
Senior
                Vice President and Controller
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EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
      Number and Description
99.1 News
      Release dated May 19,
      2006
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