UNITED ~~STATES SECURITIES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION Washington~~COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~August~~September 2419, 2005

TERAX ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	333-72230	88-0475757
(State or other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 150W, Austin, Texas ~~78759~~ 78759(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (512) 231-8444

~~Item~~ITEM 59.0201 ~~Departure~~FINANCIAL ofSTATEMENTS ~~Directors~~AND ~~or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.~~EXHIBITS

(dc) ~~Election~~Exhibits. of- ~~New~~The ~~Director~~following documents are filed as exhibits to this report: 99.1 Press release issued September 19, 2005.

~~On August 24, 2005, the board of directors appointed Phillip A. Wylie, Esq. as a member of the Registrant’s board of directors.~~SIGNATURES

~~Mr.~~Pursuant ~~Wylie~~to isthe anrequirements ~~attorney in private practice in Dallas, Texas, with approximately 33 years~~ of ~~experience concentrating in~~ the ~~areas~~Securities ofExchange ~~securities~~Act ~~and business finance law, energy law and mergers, acquisitions and dispositions law. Mr. Wylie has been a shareholder~~ of ~~Snell Wylie & Tibbals, a professional corporation, since March 2000. In addition to being a practicing lawyer, Mr. Wylie has served in managerial positions at other law firms where he was a~~ ~~member~~ 1934, ~~including Andrews & Kurth, where he was managing partner and a member of~~ the ~~national~~registrant ~~management~~has ~~committee,~~duly ~~and~~caused ~~Freytag,~~this ~~Marshall,~~report ~~where~~to hebe ~~was~~signed aon ~~member~~its ~~of the national management committee. Mr. Wylie is a member of the State Bar of~~behalf ~~Texas~~ by ~~and~~ the ~~Dallas~~undersigned ~~Bar~~hereunto ~~Association,~~duly ~~and he is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation~~authorized.

During the past two years, Mr. Wylie’s legal firm, Snell Wylie & Tibbals, has billed the Registrant a total of $123,601 on account of legal fees and reimbursable expenses.

	TERAX ENERGY, INC.

Date: September 19, 2005	By:	/s/ J. William Rhea, IV

	Title:	J. William Rhea, IV
		Chief Executive Officer

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 29, 2005

TERAX ENERGY, INC.

By: /s/ J. William Rhea, IV J. William Rhea, IV Chief Executive Officer

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