April 4, 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 completed our review of your Form 10-K and related filings and have no further comments at this time. Sincerely, John P. Nolan Accounting Branch Chief