89


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute  and  appoint D. Keith Oden and G. Steven  Dawson,  and each of them,
each  with  full  power  to  act  without   the  other,   his  true  and  lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                          /s/Richard J. Campo
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                                              Signature


                                           Richard J. Campo
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                              Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999




    90


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson,  and each of them,
each  with  full  power  to  act  without   the  other,   his  true  and  lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                        /s/D. Keith Oden
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                                           Signature


                                         D. Keith Oden
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                           Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999


    91


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute  and appoint D. Keith Oden and  Richard J.  Campo,  and each of them,
each  with  full  power  to  act  without   the  other,   his  true  and  lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.



                                           /s/G. Steven Dawson
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Signature


                                             G. Steven Dawson
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999



    92


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                           /s/William R. Cooper
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Signature


                                             William R. Cooper
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Print Name





Dated:      March 25, 1999


    93


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                           /s/George A. Hrdlicka
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Signature


                                            George A. Hrdlicka
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999





    94


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                            /s/Scott S. Ingraham
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Signature


                                             Scott S. Ingraham
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Print Name





Dated:      March 26, 1999







    95


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                             /s/Lewis A. Levey
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Signature


                                              Lewis A. Levey
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Print Name





Dated:      March 25, 1999



    96


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                           /s/F. Gardner Parker
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Signature


                                             F. Gardner Parker
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999





    97


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  does  hereby
constitute and appoint D. Keith Oden, Richard J. Campo and G. Steven Dawson, and
each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  each  with  full  power  of  substitution  and
resubstitution,  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any and all
capacities,  to sign an Annual Report (the "Annual  Report") of CAMDEN  PROPERTY
TRUST on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 and to sign any and all
amendments to the Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary  to be done as fully to all  intents and  purposes as the  undersigned
might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that each of
said  attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.




                                           /s/Steven A. Webster
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Signature


                                             Steven A. Webster
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                Print Name





Dated:      March 29, 1999