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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23-2

                    CONSENT OF ROCKEY, MILNAMOW & KATZ, LTD.

     As patent counsel for Texas Biotechnology Corporation, we hereby consent
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus,
which is a part of this Registration Statement of Texas Biotechnology
Corporation on Form S-3.


                                        /s/ MARTIN L. KATZ
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                                        Martin L. Katz
                                        Rockey, Milnamow & Katz, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois
April 13, 1998