EXHIBIT 15.1

                   AWARENESS LETTER OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

November 13, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

     Re:  Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. Registrations on Form S-3 and
          Form S-8

     We are aware that our report dated October 17, 2000 on our review of
interim financial information of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. and
subsidiaries for the period ended September 30, 2000 and included in the
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter then ended is
incorporated by reference in the Company's registration statements on Form S-3
(File Nos. 333-80603 and 333-47995) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-76269,
333-21619, 333-27891, 333-33533, and 333-55685). Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, this report should not be considered a part of the
registration statement prepared or certified by us within the meaning of
Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP