UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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            In the Matter of                 :
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, ET AL    :  CERTIFICATE
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             File No. 70-8557                :       OF
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(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) :  NOTIFICATION
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         Central and South West  Corporation  ("CSW") hereby certifies on behalf
of itself and Central Power and Light Company ("CPL"), Public Service Company of
Oklahoma ("PSO"),  Southwestern  Electric Power Company  ("SWEPCO"),  West Texas
Utilities Company ("WTU"),  and Central and South West Services,  Inc. ("CSWS"),
that  during  the  period  from July 1, 1998  through  September  30,  1998 (the
"Reporting Period"):
         1. The maximum principal amount of short-term borrowings outstanding at
each of the  companies  during the  Reporting  Period,  the date of the  maximum
borrowing and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") borrowing limit for
each Company as of the end of the period was as follows:

CSW
System                Money Pool     Short-Term         Total          SEC
Company   Date        Borrowings     Borrowings (1)     Borrowings     Limit

CPL       09/09/98  $174,736,163           -          $174,736,163  $600,000,000
PSO       09/01/98    25,524,633           -            25,524,633   300,000,000
SWEPCO    07/01/98    56,881,435           -            56,881,435   250,000,000
WTU       07/07/98     9,560,768           -             9,560,768   165,000,000
CSWS      07/07/98   105,197,238           -           105,197,238   210,000,000
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(1) Pursuant to the External Program authorized in this file.






         2.       During the Reporting Period the weighted average interest rate
for borrowings through the Money Pool was 5.82%.
         3. The  maximum  amount  of CSW's  short-term  borrowings  on behalf of
itself and the Subsidiaries  during the Reporting Period and its SEC limit as of
the end of the period was as follows:


         Total         CSW           CSW           Total CSW
         Subsidiary    Loans to      Corporation    Short-Term    SEC
Date     Borrowings    Money Pool    Borrowings     Borrowings    Limit
07/07/98 $315,365,000  $315,365,000  $437,863,000   $753,228,000  $2,500,000,000

         Said  transactions  have been carried out in accordance  with the terms
and  conditions  of,  and  for  the  purpose   represented   in,  the  Form  U-1
Application-Declaration,  as amended, of CSW, et al, in File No. 70-8557, and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the  Commission's  order dated March
21, 1995, permitting said Application-Declaration to become effective.



         DATED:   October 29, 1998



                         CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION
                         CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY 
                         PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA
                         SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY 
                         WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY
                         CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST SERVICES, INC.

                         BY: CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION



                         BY: /s/ Lawrence B. Connors    
                             Lawrence B. Connors
                             Controller