Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our reports included and incorporated by reference in this Form
10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements File No.'s
333-71, 333-16239, 333-36202 and 33-49889.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
/S/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Houston, Texas
March 27, 2001