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                                                                    EXHIBIT 15.1




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

Re:  TransTexas Gas Corporation
     Registration on Form S-3

     We are aware that our report dated September 16, 1996 on our review of
interim condensed consolidated financial information of TransTexas Gas
Corporation for the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 1996 and 1995
included in this Form 10-Q for the quarter then ended is incorporated by
reference in the Company's registration statements on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 33-91494, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12,
1996.  Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this report
should not be a part of the registration statement prepared or certified by us
within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.


Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Houston, Texas
September 16, 1996