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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported)<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> February&nbsp;15, 2006</font></b></font></p>

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Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
February&nbsp;15, 2006 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
agreed to extend for 2006 the bonus provisions contained in the employment
agreements of John R. Landon, the Company&#146;s Co-Chairman and CEO, Steven J.
Hilton, the Company&#146;s Co-Chairman and CEO and Larry W. Seay, the Company&#146;s
Chief Financial Officer. These performance-based incentive compensation bonuses
were awarded to Messrs.&nbsp;Landon, Hilton and Seay for fiscal 2006 under the
Company&#146;s recently adopted 2006 Annual Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) and are
subject to approval of the Plan by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the 2006
Annual Meeting. In addition, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors approved a performance-based incentive compensation bonus for fiscal
2006 for C. Timothy White, the Company&#146;s General Counsel. Mr.&nbsp;White&#146;s
bonus was also approved under the Plan and is subject to approval of the Plan
by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the 2006 Annual Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
description of the cash bonus is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;A of each executive&#146;s
employment agreement, which are filed herewith and are incorporated by
reference herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 8.01</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER EVENTS</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
February&nbsp;15, 2006 the board of directors of the Company approved a $100
million share repurchase program. The new authorization allows Meritage to
purchase its common shares subject to applicable securities rules, in open
market or privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
copy of the press release announcing this share repurchase program is filed
with this Form&nbsp;8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 9.01</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
  EXHIBITS</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Revised Amendment to
  Employment Agreements between the Company and Steven J. Hilton and John R.
  Landon</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incorporated by reference
  to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30,
  2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to Employment
  Agreement between the Company and Larry W. Seay </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incorporated by reference
  to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 of Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30,
  2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Employment Agreement
  between the Company and C. Timothy White</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incorporated by reference
  to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="51" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="44" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="378" style="border:none;"></td>
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  <td width="250" style="border:none;"></td>
 </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated February&nbsp;21,
  2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>February&nbsp;21, 2006</p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Larry W. Seay</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Larry W. Seay</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President-Chief</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></b></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brent Anderson</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jane Hays</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(972) 543-8207</font></p>
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<h1 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-variant:normal !important;">Meritage Homes Corporation Announces $100
Million<br>
Share Repurchase Program</font></b></h1>

<h1 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-variant:normal !important;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dallas and Scottsdale, Arizona (February&nbsp;21,
2006) &#150; Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH)</font></b> today announced
that its board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100
million of the Company&#146;s common stock. This new authorization is in addition to
a recently completed $50 million repurchase program, under which the company
repurchased 831,616 shares of common stock at an average price of $60.12 per
share between November&nbsp;2005 and February&nbsp;2006. This completed the Company&#146;s
third stock repurchase program since 1999.</p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;When the stock market afford us the opportunity to
repurchase our shares at what we consider to be attractive prices, we like to
take advantage of it,&#148; said John R. Landon, co-chairman and chief executive
officer of Meritage. Steven J. Hilton, Meritage&#146;s co-chairman and CEO, added, &#147;We
manage our business for the long term, with a goal of maximizing returns for
our stockholders, and we believe that repurchasing Meritage stock at
appropriate times can further those objectives.&#148;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The new authorization allows Meritage to purchase its common
shares subject to applicable securities laws, in open market or privately
negotiated transactions, based on market conditions and other factors. Shares
repurchased will be held as treasury shares and may&nbsp;be used in connection
with stock option or other incentive plans, or in future financings.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Meritage had 26.8 million shares issued and outstanding
as of February&nbsp;15, 2006.</font></p>

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<h4 align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">About
Meritage Homes Corporation</font></b></h4>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) is a leader in
the consolidating homebuilding industry. The Company is ranked by <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Builder</font></i> magazine as the 13<sup>th</sup> largest homebuilder
in the U.S.; has been on <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Forbes</font></i>&#146; Platinum
400 &#147;Best Managed Big Companies in America&#148; list the last three years; on <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Fortune</font></i>&#146;s &#147;Fastest Growing Companies in America&#148; list five
of the last seven years, as well as being a &#147;Fortune</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1000&#148; company; and is included in the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Index.
Meritage operates in fast-growing states of the southern and western United
States, including six of the top 10 single-family housing markets in the
country, and has reported 18 consecutive years of record revenue and net
earnings. For more information about the Company, please visit the Meritage web
site located at www.meritagehomes.com. Meritage is also a member of the Public
Home Builders Council of America (www.phbca.org).</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-style:italic;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains
forward-looking statements</font></i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform&nbsp;Act of 1995. Such statements include
statements concerning our new share repurchase program, which may&nbsp;or may&nbsp;not
be executed. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of our management and are subject to </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may&nbsp;differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-style:italic;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>

<p align="left" style="font-style:italic;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Meritage&#146;s business is subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties including: fluctuations in prices of the Company&#146;s
securities; fluctuations in home prices, orders and cancellation rates in our
markets; interest rates and changes in the availability and pricing of
residential mortgages; our success in locating and negotiating favorably with
possible acquisition candidates; the success of our program to integrate
existing operations with any new operations or those of past or future
acquisitions, including Colonial Homes of Florida and Greater Homes,&nbsp;Inc.;
our dependence on key personnel and the availability of satisfactory
subcontractors; our ability to take certain actions because of restrictions
contained in the indentures for our senior notes and the agreement for our
unsecured credit facility; our lack of geographic diversification; the cost and
availability of insurance, including the unavailability of insurance for the
presence of mold; our potential exposure to natural disasters; the impact of
inflation; the impact of construction defect and home warranty claims; the
strength and competitive pricing of the single-family housing market; demand
for and acceptance of our homes; changes in the availability and pricing of
real estate in the markets in which we operate, our ability to acquire
additional land or options to acquire additional land on acceptable terms,
particularly in our start-up markets; general economic slow downs; consumer
confidence, which can be impacted by economic and other factors such as
terrorism, war, or threats thereof and changes in energy prices or stock
markets; our level of indebtedness and our ability to raise additional capital
when and if needed; legislative or other initiatives that seek to restrain
growth or new housing construction or similar measures and other factors
identified in documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including those set forth in our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2004 under the caption &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations &#150; Factors That May&nbsp;Affect Our Future
Results and Financial Condition&#148; and in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of our Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2005, as well as our earnings release
dated January&nbsp;25, 2006. As a result of these and other factors, the
Company&#146;s stock and note prices may&nbsp;fluctuate dramatically.</font></i></p>

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