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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1
 
                            SCHEDULE OF SUBSIDIARIES
                                       OF
                           TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATION
 


                                                                STATE OF INCORPORATION
                            NAME                                ----------------------
                                                             
TransTexas Transmission Corporation.........................       Delaware
TransTexas Exploration Corporation..........................       Delaware
TransTexas Drilling Services, Inc...........................       Delaware
Signal Capital Holdings Corporation.........................       Delaware