Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

EXHIBIT 99.1

[NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST APPEARS HERE]

CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST

DECLARES APRIL CASH DISTRIBUTION

Dallas, Texas, April 20, 2012 – U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE – CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.228452 per unit, payable on May 14, 2012, to unitholders of record on April 30, 2012. The following table shows underlying oil and gas sales and average prices attributable to the current month and prior month distributions.

	Underlying Sales Volumes				Average Price
	Oil (Bbls)		Gas (Mcf)		Oil (per Bbl)		Gas (per Mcf)
Current Month		15,000		153,000	$	96.43	$	6.30
Prior Month		14,000		148,000	$	96.87	$	7.22

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  Vice President

  U.S. Trust, Bank of America

  Private Wealth Management,

  Trustee

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