8-K

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 OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  January 7, 2013

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

STATE OF NEVADA	001-03262	94-1667468
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5300 Town And Country Boulevard

Suite 500

Frisco, Texas 75034

(Address of principal executive offices)

(972) 668-8800

(Registrant's Telephone No.)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On January 7, 2013, Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing its 2013 capital expenditure budget of $420.0 million.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated January 7, 2013.

SIGNATURES

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

		COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
Dated: January 7, 2013	By:	/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
		Roland O. Burns
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500
	Frisco, Texas 75034
	Telephone: (972) 668-8800
	Contact: Roland O. Burns
	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Web Site: www.comstockresources.com

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES

2013 EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET

FRISCO, TEXAS, January 7, 2013 -- Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE:CRK) announced that it plans to spend approximately $420 million in 2013 for development and exploration activities.  The 2013 drilling program will focus on the continued development and delineation of the Company’s Eagle Ford shale properties in South Texas and its Wolfbone properties in West Texas.  Minimal drilling is anticipated in the Company's East Texas/North Louisiana region which is predominately natural gas.  Comstock expects to utilize six operated drilling rigs for its drilling activity.  Three rigs will be focused in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas and three rigs will be drilling in West Texas.

The 2013 Plan includes drilling 85 (58.1 net) wells.  Forty-two (27.3 net) of the wells will be horizontal Eagle Ford shale wells, 25 (19.9 net) of the wells will be vertical Wolfbone wells and 8 (7.3 net) of the wells will be horizontal Wolfcamp wells.  The 2013 budget also includes plans to drill 10 (3.6 net) Haynesville/Bossier shale wells which will be drilled as required to hold acreage.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein.  Although the Company believes the expectations in such statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company based in Frisco, Texas and is engaged in oil and gas acquisitions, exploration and development primarily in Louisiana and Texas.  The Company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRK.