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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 Statement on Form S-3

     We are aware that our report dated June 18, 1997 on our review of interim
condensed consolidated financial information of TransTexas Gas Corporation for
the three months ended April 30, 1997 and 1996 included in this Form 10-Q for
the quarter then ended is incorporated by reference in the Company's
registration statement 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.


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Houston, Texas
June 19, 1997