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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-11-30</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001209821</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CROSSTEX ENERGY INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XTXI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000789920</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CHIEFTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>12 EAST 49TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1536975</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Chieftain Capital Management, Inc. (&quot;Chieftain&quot;) is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (the &quot;Shares&quot;), which are held for the benefit of its clients in separately managed accounts.  In addition, the principals of Chieftain hold Shares directly in their personal accounts.  Chieftain reports holdings and transactions involving Shares in which Chieftain and its principals have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. This exit report is filed to note that effective as of November 30, 2009 and in connection with a transfer of assets from a managed client account in which Chieftain and its principals have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest, Chieftain is no longer a deemed ten percent beneficial owner of the Issuer's Shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The number of Shares shown on this Form 4 represents the number of Shares over which Chieftain and its principals have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest and shows no change from the prior filing.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>s/Thomas D. Stern, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-12-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
