<ARTICLE> UT <SUBSIDIARY> <NUMBER> 006 <NAME> WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 6-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 JUN-30-1994 JUN-30-1995 JUN-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 669,077 0 669,077 0 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 959 0 959 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 74,811 0 74,811 0 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 26,503 0 26,503 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 24,879 0 24,879 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 796,229 0 796,229 0 <COMMON> 137,214 0 137,214 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 2,236 0 2,236 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 133,531 0 133,531 0 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 272,981 0 272,981 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 6,291 0 6,291 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 250,997 0 250,997 0 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 15,123 0 15,123 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0 0 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 650 0 650 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 250,187 0 250,187 0 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 796,229 0 796,229 0 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 83,049 83,016 157,970 166,335 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,506 2,876 4,120 4,185 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 67,357 67,182 130,768 140,705 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 69,863 70,058 134,888 144,890 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 13,186 12,958 23,082 21,445 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 836 819 1,044 1,102 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 14,022 13,777 24,126 22,547 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,096 5,585 11,967 10,809 <NET-INCOME> 7,926 8,192 12,159 11,738 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 66 151 132 302 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 7,860 8,041 12,027 11,436 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,000 5,000 11,000 10,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 5,298 4,744 10,138 9,127 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 24,871 23,496 26,048 (3,403) <EPS-PRIMARY> .04 .04 .06 .06 <EPS-DILUTED> .04 .04 .06 .06