Exhibit 99.1

                         TELETOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                             OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION
                                   PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                                (18 U.S.C. 1350)

                                 August 28, 2002

         The undersigned Robert M. McMurrey duly appointed and incumbent officer
of TELETOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
in connection with the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal
Year ended May 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"), does hereby represent, warrant and certify
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that to
the best of his knowledge:

         1. The Report is in full compliance with reporting requirements of
         Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of
         the Corporation.

/s/ Robert M. McMurrey
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Robert M. McMurrey
Chairman of the Board
August 28, 2002