EXHIBIT 99.1


                                                        Contact: Brian K. Miller
                                                        Vice President - Finance
                                                        Tyler Technologies, Inc.
                                                                  (214) 547-4020
                                                   bmiller@tylertechnologies.com

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                    TYLER TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF
                    G. STUART REEVES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD


DALLAS, TEXAS, APRIL 8, 2002 -- Dallas-based Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:
TYL) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected G. Stuart Reeves as
Chairman of the Board and has elected John M. Yeaman as Chief Executive Officer,
in addition to his present role as President. These appointments follow the
retirement of Louis A. Waters from his positions as Chairman of the Board and
Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Mr. Waters is retiring from Tyler after serving as Chairman of the Board since
1997, when Tyler embarked on its strategy to build a leading company serving the
information technology needs of local governments nationwide.

Tyler's Board of Directors expressed its appreciation for Mr. Waters' dedicated
service to the Company during these pivotal years. "Lou's expertise and guidance
have been major factors in Tyler's growth and success since 1997," commented Mr.
Yeaman. "As a key architect of Tyler's strategy, his experience was particularly
valuable in connection with our acquisition program and in dealing with the
financial challenges that faced the Company in establishing a leadership
position in the local government IT market. We have been fortunate to have a
leader of Lou's caliber to help us achieve the goals we established back in
1997."

"I am very excited about this management team and their ability to build Tyler
from here," stated Mr. Waters. "We have completed the acquisition and
development phase of our strategy and the Company has now reached critical mass.
We've paid off our acquisition debt and are generating strong cash flow. We have
a clear growth strategy based on product development, market penetration and
internal growth. My goals in the development, acquisition and financial areas
have been achieved, and it is time to turn the future over to this highly
experienced and knowledgeable management team. With Stuart Reeves and John
Yeaman at the helm, backed up by strong operational support from a senior
management team with many years of experience in our industry, I am very
confident that we have the management in place that will continue to build a
great company."

Mr. Reeves assumes the role of non-executive Chairman of Tyler's Board of
Directors after serving on Tyler's Board since June 2001. Mr. Reeves retired
from Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) in 1999 after 32 years of
service. Mr. Reeves held a variety of executive positions at EDS, most recently
Executive Vice President, North and South America. During his tenure with EDS,
Mr. Reeves had responsibility for all of its government business. Mr. Reeves
also served on the EDS Board of Directors from 1988 until 1996.


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Mr. Yeaman joined Tyler as President in December 1998 and was elected to Tyler's
Board of Directors in 1999. Since March 2000, he has served as Co-Chief
Executive Officer with Mr. Waters.

"One of the major strengths of our company is the depth and experience of our
senior management team," continued Mr. Yeaman. "The leaders of our major
business units, including John Marr, Glenn Smith, Bruce Nagel and Dusty Womble,
possess a wealth of industry experience, market understanding and technical
expertise, and they will continue to assume expanded roles within the Tyler
Technologies organization. Their in-depth knowledge of our customers, as well as
their leadership skills, will be invaluable as we continue to build on our
position as the leading provider of information technology products and services
for local governments nationwide."

Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end
information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler
partners with clients to make local government more accessible to the public,
more responsive to needs of citizens, and more efficient. Tyler's client base
includes nearly 6,000 local government offices in 49 states, Canada and Puerto
Rico. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found on the World Wide
Web at www.tylertechnologies.com.


Tyler Technologies, Inc. has included in this press release "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 concerning its business and operations. Tyler Technologies expressly
disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations. These
expectations and the related statements are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The
risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include,
but are not limited to, changes in competition, changes in general economic
conditions, changes in the budgets and regulatory environments of the Company's
customers, risks associated with the development of new products and the
enhancement of existing products, the ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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