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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				742157138
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09439
		FILM NUMBER:		04713864

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12OO SAN BERNARDO AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1359
		CITY:			LAREDO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78040-1359
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9567227611

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1359
		STREET 2:		1200 SAN BERNARDO
		CITY:			LAREDO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78040
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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;">April 2, 2004</font></b></font></p>

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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></b></h2>

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Charter)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission
File Number 0-9439</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">74-2157138</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other Jurisdiction<br>
  of incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1200 San
  Bernardo, Laredo, Texas</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">78040-1359</font></b></p>
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area code)&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(956) 722-7611</font></b></font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 5</font></u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Other Events</u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April 2, 2004, International Bancshares Corporation (&#147;IBC&#148;) issued a
news release announcing the declaration of a fifty cents per share cash
dividend for all holders of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of record on April
15, 2004 said cash dividend to be payable on April 30, 2004.&#160; On the same day IBC announced the
declaration of a 25% stock dividend per share for all holders of Common Stock,
$1.00 par value, of record on May 3, 2004, payable on May 28, 2004.<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160; </font></b>The
news release, attached hereto and filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99, is
incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 7</font></u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibit is filed as part of
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(99)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;News release of
  International Bancshares Corporation dated April 2, 2004.</font></p>
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<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>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><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>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and Chief
  Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: April 2, 2004</font></p>
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  Corporation dated April 2, 2004.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 99</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rosanne
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  President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President of
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  Bancshares Corporation</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CASH AND STOCK DIVIDEND</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAREDO,
TX,&nbsp;&nbsp;April 2, 2004&nbsp;&nbsp;International Bancshares Corporation
(&#147;IBC&#148;) today announced that on April 1, 2004, the Board of Directors approved
the declaration of a <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">50 cents</font></b> per
share cash dividend, for shareholders of record as of the close of business on
April 15, 2004, payable on April 30, 2004 as well as a 25% stock dividend per
share for all holders of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of record on May 3,
2004, payable on May 28, 2004.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Both of these
dividends were made possible because of the strong performance of IBC, &#147; said
Dennis E. Nixon, Chairman and CEO of IBC.&#160;
&#147;It is the inclination of the Board of Directors to continue to declare
these dividends, but any declaration of future dividends will depend upon IBC&#146;s
financial position, acquisition opportunities and general business conditions
at the time.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IBC also
announced on January 22, 2004, that it had signed a definitive agreement with
Local Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:<u>LFIN &#150; News</u>), an Oklahoma bank
holding company, pursuant to which IBC will acquire LFIN for approximately $385
million in cash and stock, subject to LFIN shareholder and regulatory approvals
of the transaction.&#160; &#147;We&#146;re also truly
excited about our strategic acquisition of LFIN.&#160; This transaction will dramatically increase our presence along
the NAFTA &#150; IH-35 corridor, and this merger presents a great opportunity for
IBOC to expand its market presence, improve its earnings and add earnings
growth and stockholder value.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On February
26, 2004, IBC reported annual net income for 2003 of <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$122.1</font></b> million or <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$3.16</font></b>
per share &#150; basic ($3.10 per share &#150; diluted) compared to <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$100.6</font></b> million or <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$2.52</font></b> per share &#150; basic ($2.46 per share &#150;
diluted), which represents a <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">26 percent</font></b>
increase in diluted earnings per share and a <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">21
percent </font></b>increase in net income over the corresponding period in
2002.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income for
the fourth quarter of 2003 was <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$28.5</font></b>
million, or <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">74</font></b> cents per share &#150;
basic (72 cents per share diluted) compared to <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">$27.5</font></b> million, or <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">70</font></b>
cents per share &#150; basic (68 cents per share diluted), which represents a 6
percent increase in diluted earnings per share and a 4 percent increase in net
income over the corresponding period of 2002.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IBC (NASDAQ:
IBOC) is a $6.6 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in
Laredo, Texas, with more than 100 facilities and over 200 ATM&#146;s</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">serving 35
communities including Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, McAllen,
Brownsville, Port Lavaca, Zapata, Eagle Pass and several others in the central,
southern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Safe
Harbor&#148; statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts contain
forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future
performance of IBC and its subsidiaries, the occurrence of which involve
certain risks and uncertainties detailed in IBC&#146;s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies of IBC&#146;s SEC filings
and Annual Report (as an exhibit to the 10-K) may be downloaded from the SEC
filings site located at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.</font></p>

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