Exhibit 23.2


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference into Comstock  Resources,  Inc.'s
previously  filed  registration   statements  (numbers   333-36808,   333-36854,
333-81483 and 333-45860) of our report dated March 1, 2000,  with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements of DevX Energy,  Inc. included in its Annual
Report  (Form  10K)  for the  year  ended  December  31,  2000,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG  LLP


Dallas, Texas,
February 4, 2002