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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001200442-03-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030902
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030903

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TANDY BRANDS ACCESSORIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000869487
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				752349915
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 E LAMAR BLVD STE 200
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8172654113

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 E LAMAR BLVD
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76011

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FLAHERTY MARK J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001200442

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18927
		FILM NUMBER:		03879874

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1806 AVE J
		STREET 2:		ADMINSTRATION BLDG RM 303
		CITY:			HUNTSVILLE
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77340
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        <issuerName>TANDY BRANDS ACCESSORIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TBAC</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>FLAHERTY MARK J</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>690 EAST LAMAR, SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ARLINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>76011</rptOwnerZipCode>
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re></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">On September 2, 2003, the Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Stock Purchase Program purchased, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 236.079 shares of common stock for the reporting person's account.  Such shares were purchased at $13.8006 per share, the average of the closing prices of the common stock on the NASDAQ National Market System for each trading day in the month of August 2003 for which contributions were credited to the reporting person's account for the purchase of common stock.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Holdings reflect shares previously acquired under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan, also known as the Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Employees Investment Plan.  Holdings are as of August 31, 2003.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Mark J. Flaherty</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-02</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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