March 30, 2006 Mail Stop 4561 By U.S. Mail and facsimile to (214) 756-6979 Mr. Brian O. Casey President and Chief Executive Officer Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 Re: Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005 Filed February 24, 2006 File No. 1-31234 Dear Mr. Casey: We have reviewed your response letter dated March 24, 2006 and have the following comment. Where indicated, we think you should revise future filings in response to this comment. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revision in future filings is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation. We welcome any questions you may have about our comment or on any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter. * * * * * * * Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page F-9 1. We note your response to prior comment 1 of our letter dated March 16, 2006. Please revise future filings beginning with your Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006 to more clearly describe your billing cycles for advance paying clients and the impact that this has upon your deferred revenue balances as of the end of each reporting period. * * * * * * * Please respond to this comment within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish a detailed letter that keys your response to our comment. You may contact Lisa Haynes, Staff Accountant at (202) 551- 3424 or me at (202) 551-3492 if you have questions. Sincerely, John P. Nolan Accounting Branch Chief ?? ?? ?? ?? Mr. Brian O. Casey Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. March 30, 2006 Page 2