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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-22-001122
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220211

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC /TX/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058867
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				751656431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-55603
		FILM NUMBER:		22620577

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9035729881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001079557
		IRS NUMBER:				751656431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9035729881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC EMPLOYEE STK OWNERSHIP PLAN
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990212
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    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></p><p style="text-indent:324.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">(a)</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;"> </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</font></p><p style="text-indent:324.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">(b)</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;"> </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9746;</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(179,179,179,1);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SEC USE ONLY</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">State of Texas</font></p></td>
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    <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;border-left:0.500pt solid;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">NUMBER OF</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SHARES</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">BENEFICIALLY</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">OWNED BY</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">EACH</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">REPORTING</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">PERSON</font></p><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">WITH:</font></p></td>
    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">5</font></p></td>
    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;0</font></p></td>
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    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;border-left:0.500pt solid;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">6</font></p></td>
    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SHARED VOTING POWER</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">1,254,757.00 </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);top:-4.221pt;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:6.03pt;font-family:Arial;position:relative;">(1)</font></p></td>
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    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;border-left:0.500pt solid;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">7</font></p></td>
    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">1,254,757.00</font></p></td>
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    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;border-left:0.500pt solid;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">8</font></p></td>
    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:36.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">0</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.500pt solid;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">1,254,757.00</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">*</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">        </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;border-left:0.500pt solid;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.042in;text-align:left;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">11</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">10.4%</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);top:-4.221pt;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:6.03pt;font-family:Arial;position:relative;">(2)</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-right:0.500pt solid;word-break:break-word;padding-left:0.042in;vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.500pt solid;padding-right:0.028in;"><p style="text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p><p style="margin-left:24.5pt;text-indent:0.0pt;font-size:9.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.05;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;">EP</font></p></td>
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