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        EDGEBROOK, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034-1899</strong></font></div>
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        17, 2007, Lloyd Fritzmeier was elected to join Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
        Board,
        replacing J. Stuart Sargent, who resigned from the Board on August 17, 2007
        to
        pursue other interests.&#160;&#160;The appointment of Mr. Fritzmeier as a
        director was not pursuant to any agreement or understanding between Mr.
        Fritzmeier and any third party.</font></div>
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        Fritzmeier, age 63, has extensive
        experience in the restaurant industry, formerly serving as Chief Operating
        Officer of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation, and President and Chief
        Executive Officer of Arby&#8217;s Franchise Association.&#160;&#160;Mr. Fritzmeier has
        an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York City and a BA in Business
        Administration from the University of Miami.&#160;&#160;Mr. Fritzmeier has been
        appointed to serve as a member of the Company&#8217;s Audit Committee.&#160;&#160;In
        addition, Lou Neeb, a current director, will replace Mr. Sargent on the
        Company&#8217;s Compensation/Stock Option Committee, which will be chaired by Cara
        Denver, a current director.</font></div>
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        certain of these management changes is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1
        hereto.</font></div>
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        Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></div>
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        following is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
        8-K:</font></div>
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        Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
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                  Vice President, Chief Financial</font></div>
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form8-k.htm
UNITED
        STATES
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 17, 2007
MEXICAN
        RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
000-28234
76-0493269
(State
                  or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
                  Employer
of
                  incorporation)
File
                  Number)
Identification
                  No.)
1135
        EDGEBROOK, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034-1899
(Address
        of principal executive
        offices)                                                                                     (Zip
        Code)
(Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code):
(713)
        943-7574
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:
[  ]
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
                  5.02
Departure
                  of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
                  of
                  Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
                  Officers.
(b)(d)
On
        August
        17, 2007, Lloyd Fritzmeier was elected to join Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
        Board,
        replacing J. Stuart Sargent, who resigned from the Board on August 17, 2007
        to
        pursue other interests.  The appointment of Mr. Fritzmeier as a
        director was not pursuant to any agreement or understanding between Mr.
        Fritzmeier and any third party.
Mr.
        Fritzmeier, age 63, has extensive
        experience in the restaurant industry, formerly serving as Chief Operating
        Officer of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation, and President and Chief
        Executive Officer of Arby's Franchise Association.  Mr. Fritzmeier has
        an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York City and a BA in Business
        Administration from the University of Miami.  Mr. Fritzmeier has been
        appointed to serve as a member of the Company's Audit Committee.  In
        addition, Lou Neeb, a current director, will replace Mr. Sargent on the
        Company's Compensation/Stock Option Committee, which will be chaired by Cara
        Denver, a current director.
A
        copy of the press release describing
        certain of these management changes is attached as Exhibit 99.1
        hereto.
Item
        9.01.                      Financial
        Statements and Exhibits.
(c)           Exhibits.
The
        following is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
        8-K:
99.1           Mexican
        Restaurants, Inc. press release dated August 23, 2007.
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.
MEXICAN
                  RESTAURANTS, INC.
Date:  August
                  23, 2007
By:       /s/
                  Andrew J. Dennard
Name:  Andrew
                  J. Dennard
Title:    Executive
                  Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer,
                  Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
INDEX
        TO
        EXHIBITS
Exhibit
                  No.
Description
99.1
Mexican
                  Restaurants, Inc. press release dated August 23,
                  2007