Filed by: Dorchester Minerals, L.P.
                           Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                                     and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b)
                                          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                   Commission File No. 333-88282
                                      Subject Company: Dorchester Minerals, L.P.

     The following is the text of Item 5 of the Form 8-K of Dorchester Minerals,
L.P.  dated  January  29,  2003,  as filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on January 29, 2003.

Item 5. Other Events.

     Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release  issued by Dorchester  Hugoton,
Ltd. on January 29, 2003 with respect to the combination of Dorchester  Hugoton,
Ltd., Republic Royalty Company,  Spinnaker Royalty Company,  L.P. and Dorchester
Minerals, L.P.

     THE FOREGOING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY, OR THE  SOLICITATION  OF
AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITIES. THE SECURITIES TO BE OFFERED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROPOSED  TRANSACTION  WILL BE OFFERED ONLY  PURSUANT TO A  PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT INCLUDED IN A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED.

     ALL PARTNERS OF DORCHESTER  HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND SPINNAKER ARE ADVISED TO
READ THE PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT,  AND SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO,  FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND THE RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WERE PROVIDED TO EACH PARTNER REQUESTING SUCH PARTNER'S VOTE, BECAUSE THESE
DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN  IMPORTANT  INFORMATION.  A COPY OF THE  PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT  AND RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS  WERE MAILED TO PARTNERS ON
OCTOBER 31, 2002,  SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 WAS MAILED  DECEMBER 13, 2002 AND SUPPLEMENT
NO. 2 WAS  MAILED  JANUARY  24,  2003,  AND ARE ALL  AVAILABLE  FROM  DORCHESTER
HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND  SPINNAKER ON REQUEST.  THE  PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT,
SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO AND RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS  ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION'S WORLD WIDE WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.

     Dorchester  Hugoton,  Republic and Spinnaker and their  respective  General
Partners,  directors  and/or  officers,  as applicable,  may be deemed under the
Rules of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  to be  "participants  in the
solicitation"  of  proxies  from the  security  holders of  Dorchester  Hugoton,
Republic  and  Spinnaker  in  favor  of the  transaction.  SECURITY  HOLDERS  OF
DORCHESTER HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND SPINNAKER MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE
INTERESTS   OF  THE   "PARTICIPANTS   IN  THE   SOLICITATION"   BY  READING  THE
PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION.


                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE    Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd.                       Suite 600 - LB 48
Release Date:   January 29, 2003                             1919 S. Shiloh Road
Contact:        James E. Raley                             Garland, Texas  75042
                                                                  (972) 864-8610
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                       DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD. ANNOUNCES
                      SUCCESSFUL UNITHOLDER VOTE TO COMBINE
                       INTO DORCHESTER MINERALS, L. P. AND
                      ESTIMATE OF LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION

     DALLAS,  TEXAS - January 29, 2003 --  Dorchester  Hugoton,  Ltd.  (NASDAQ -
DHULZ)  announced today the results of the Special  Meeting of Unitholders  held
January  29,  2003  in  Dallas,  Texas.  Units  representing  81% of  Dorchester
Hugoton's total  outstanding  units voted in favor of the proposed  combination.
Holders of  Dorchester  Hugoton's  units will not have  dissenter's  rights as a
result of the vote and in accordance with the previously  announced terms of the
combination.

     Also,  Dorchester  Hugoton  announced today that Spinnaker Royalty Company,
L.P. and the general  partners and certain limited  partners of Republic Royalty
Company  have  approved  the   combination   into  Dorchester   Minerals,   L.P.
Documentation of the approval of certain additional limited partners of Republic
(the ORRI  owners)  is in the  process  of being  obtained.  Republic's  general
partners  have  expressed  confidence  that the  required  100%  consent  can be
achieved by January 31, 2003. As a result,  assuming this consent is obtained as
expected and all other  conditions  are satisfied,  it is  anticipated  that the
combination will close January 31, 2003. If the consent has not been obtained by
January 31, 2003,  the closing  will be extended as  necessary to complete  that
consent process.

     Should the combination close as expected, Unitholders of Dorchester Hugoton
at the close of  business  January  31,  2003 will  receive  one common  unit of
Dorchester Minerals,  L.P. for each partnership Unit of Dorchester Hugoton, plus
a liquidating cash distribution that is estimated to be approximately  $1.90 per
Dorchester Hugoton Unit,  subject to final adjustments.  The final amount of the
liquidating cash  distribution  will be determined and announced after the close
of business on the day the combination closes.

     THE  SECURITIES TO BE OFFERED IN CONNECTION  WITH THE PROPOSED  TRANSACTION
WILL BE OFFERED  ONLY  PURSUANT TO A  PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT  INCLUDED IN A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.

     ALL PARTNERS OF DORCHESTER  HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND SPINNAKER ARE ADVISED TO
READ THE PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT,  AND SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO,  FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND THE RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WERE PROVIDED TO EACH PARTNER REQUESTING SUCH PARTNER'S VOTE, BECAUSE THESE
DOCUMENTS  CONTAIN  IMPORTANT  INFORMATION.   A  COPY  OF  THE  PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT  AND RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS  WERE MAILED TO PARTNERS ON
OCTOBER 31, 2002,  SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 WAS MAILED  DECEMBER 13, 2002 AND SUPPLEMENT
NO. 2 WAS  MAILED  JANUARY  24,  2003,  AND ARE ALL  AVAILABLE  FROM  DORCHESTER
HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND  SPINNAKER ON REQUEST.  THE  PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT,
SUPPLEMENTS  THERETO AND RELATED  SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATIONS  ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE INTERNET AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION'S WORLD WIDE WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.

     Dorchester  Hugoton,  Republic and Spinnaker and their  respective  General
Partners,  directors  and/or  officers,  as applicable,  may be deemed under the
Rules of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  to be  "participants  in the
solicitation"  of  proxies  from the  security  holders of  Dorchester  Hugoton,
Republic  and  Spinnaker  in  favor  of the  transaction.  SECURITY  HOLDERS  OF
DORCHESTER HUGOTON,  REPUBLIC AND SPINNAKER MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE
INTERESTS   OF  THE   "PARTICIPANTS   IN  THE   SOLICITATION"   BY  READING  THE
PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION.


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