AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tejas Securities Group, Inc., a securities broker-dealer and investment bank, and subsidiary of Tejas Incorporated (OTC:TEJS) (BULLETIN BOARD: TEJS) , announced today its confirmed list of presenting companies for its annual investment conference scheduled for September 19, 2006 at The Rainbow Room in New York City. CEO's and senior executives from select telecommunication, life sciences, technology and energy companies will present and conduct one-on-one meetings with institutional investors. Mark Salter, Chief Executive Officer of Tejas Securities Group, commented, "We are extremely pleased to confirm an exceptional list of presenting companies for our upcoming investor conference. The event is designed to provide our institutional investor client base with an intimate opportunity to interact with senior management teams of exciting under-followed and fast growing companies. Our investors will leave the event with a thorough understanding of each of the presenting companies growth strategies as well as have the opportunity to have informal discussions with the executives that are implementing those strategies." In addition to company presentations, the event will have Keynote Speakers R. James Woolsey, ex-Director of the CIA and a leading voice on the subjects of Energy and National Security, as well as Chelsea Sexton, Executive Director of Plug-In America. Investor conference information and registrations details can be found at http://www.tejassec.com/ or by calling Craig Biddle at 1-800-846-6803. The Public and Private companies presenting at the Tejas Investment Conference 2006 include: Presenting Company Ticker Alpha Innotech Corporation APNO ESCO Technologies, Inc ESE VeraSun Energy Corporation VSE PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated PRTL iBasis, Inc. IBAS LCC International LCCI Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. PDRT Energy XXI EGY: AIM Evident Technologies, Inc. Private Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. CALP VAALCO Energy, Inc. EGY Forster Drilling Corporation FODL NexCen Brands, Inc. AETH Itron, Inc ITRI Company Information Tejas Securities Group, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Tejas Securities"), is a wholly owned subsidiary and a primary business operating unit of Tejas Incorporated, a publicly traded financial services company. Tejas Securities is a full service brokerage and investment banking firm that focuses on the following: (i) proprietary research on distressed debt, emerging growth equities and special situation securities; (ii) trading and other brokerage services to value-based institutional and retail investors active in fixed income and equity instruments; and (iii) corporate finance and strategic advisory services to middle-market companies within our target industries. To learn more about Tejas Securities, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.tejassec.com/ . Tejas Securities Group, Inc. is a member of the NASD/SIPC, CRD number 36705. Contact: Craig Biddle 512-306-5281 DATASOURCE: Tejas Securities Group, Inc. CONTACT: Craig Biddle of Tejas Securities Group, Inc., +1-512-306-5281, or Web site: http://www.tejassec.com/

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