UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):           March 31, 2006                     

AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Nevada		001-15663		75-2847135
(State or other		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)		File No.)		Identification No.)

1800 Valley View Lane, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas		75234
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code           469-522-4200                    

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     Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

          (b) Effective March 31, 2006, Mark W. Branigan, age 51, Executive Vice President—Multi-Family Construction since September 2004, of American Realty Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) resigned to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Branigan held the same position with Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (“TCI”) and Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (“IORI”), and he has resigned from those entities effective March 31, 2006. Mr. Branigan was also Executive Vice PresidentBResidential (June 2001 to September 2004), a Director (September 2000 to June 2001), and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (August 2000 to June 2001), of the Company, TCI and IORI.

          (c) Effective April 1, 2006, the Company appointed James D. Canon, III, age 44, to the position of Executive Vice PresidentBMulti-Family Construction. Mr. Canon has also been appointed to the same position by TCI and IORI. Prior to his selection as an officer of the Company, Mr. Canon was Managing Director (June 2003 to March 2006) of Tarragon Corporation, a New York City-based real estate homebuilder and developer which has securities listed on the NASDAQ Market System. Prior thereto (from November 2000 to March 2003), he was Vice President of Southwest Housing Management, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based real estate company, and prior thereto and for more than five years, he was Senior Vice President (February 1992 to October 2000) of Basic Capital Management, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based real estate company.

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly-caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly-authorized.

Dated: April 3, 2006		AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
		By:		/s/ Steven A. Abney
				Steven A. Abney, Executive Vice President,      Chief Financial Officer and Acting Principal      Executive Officer