SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C.  20549




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                In the Matter of                  :
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        CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY           :  CERTIFICATE
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      CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION          :       OF
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               File No. 70-8677                   :  NOTIFICATION
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  (Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)    :
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    This  report  is  filed under Rule 24 of the  Public  Utility
Holding  Company Act of 1935 by Central Power and  Light  Company
(CPL)  a subsidiary of Central and South West Corporation  (CSW).
Under  HCAR 35-26390 dated October 13, 1995, it is required  that
CPL  file  quarterly reports providing the following  information
with respect to the obligations relative to issuance of pollution
control  revenue bonds for each cap and collar position that  has
been  opened  at any time during the quarter: 1)  the transaction
date,  2)   the  type  of transaction 3)  the notional  principal
amount,  4)   a  description  of  the  material  terms   of   the
transaction, including  a)  the maturity or termination  date  of
each  transaction and b)  the cap strike rate or the ceiling  and
floor  strike rate for a collar, 5)  the name of the counterparty
6)   the market value of all open positions as of the end of such
quarter,  and 7)  any gains and losses realized from  liquidation
during  such  quarter of any position.  This  report  covers  the
period October 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995.


   No cap or collar position has been opened during the reporting
period.




                        S I G N A T U R E


    As requested by order of this Commission pursuant to the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Central Power and
Light Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf on this 13th day of February 1996.

                                 Central Power and Light Company

                                    /s/ R. Russell Davis
                                      R. Russell Davis
                                    Controller and Chief
                                     Accounting Officer