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 OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): APRIL 8, 2003

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                       CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                                                  
              DELAWARE                                 1-13265                              76-0511406
    (State or other jurisdiction              (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)                                                             Identification No.)

                        1111 LOUISIANA
                        HOUSTON, TEXAS                                       77002
         (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-1111







ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits.

         The following exhibit is filed herewith:

         99.1 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Slide

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         A copy of a slide presenting the external debt balances of CenterPoint
Energy, Inc. that CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. ("CERC") expects will be
presented to various members of the financial and investment community from time
to time is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the slide will
also be available on CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s website,
www.centerpointenergy.com. The slide is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to
Regulation FD. Accordingly, the slide will not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement filed by CERC under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by
reference. The furnishing of the slide is not intended to, and does not,
constitute a determination or admission by CERC that the information in the
slide is material or complete, or that investors should consider this
information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of
CERC or any of its affiliates.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


                                      CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.



Date: April 8, 2003                   By:  /s/ JAMES S. BRIAN
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                                           James S. Brian
                                           Senior Vice President and
                                           Chief Accounting Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




        Exhibit
        Number             Exhibit Description
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         99.1              CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Slide