UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~August 1714, 2009

South Texas Oil Company

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 300 East Sonterra Boulevard Suite 1220 San Antonio, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)	001-33777 Commission File Number	74-2949620 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 78258 (Zip Code)
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-33777 Commission File Number	74-2949620 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
300 East Sonterra Boulevard Suite 1220 San Antonio, Texas		78258
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 545-5994

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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~Section~~Item 57.01 -Regulation ~~Corporate~~FD ~~Governance and Management~~Disclosure

~~Item 5.03~~Interim ~~Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal~~Operations ~~Year.~~Update

~~AMENDMENTS~~On August 14, 2009, the Company issued TOa ~~BYLAWS~~press release to announce its earnings and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached as Exhibit 99.1.

~~On April~~Item ~~17, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to amend Sections 2~~9.~~5, 2~~01.11 ~~and~~Financial ~~2.12~~Statements ofand ~~the Company’s existing Bylaws, as follows:~~Exhibits.

~~Section 2~~(d) Exhibits.5, ~~Notice~~The offollowing ~~Meeting,~~exhibit ~~was~~is ~~amended~~furnished toas ~~increase~~part ~~the number~~ of ~~days~~this ~~notice~~report ~~within which~~on aForm ~~notice of meeting of stockholders may be delivered from thirty (30) days to sixty (60) days.~~8-K:

~~Section 2~~99.111 ~~and~~Press ~~2.12,~~Release ~~Fixing~~dated ofAugust ~~Record Date~~14, were amended to delete the “closing of books” provisions and to fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination or meeting of stockholders, a date not more than ninety calendar days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten business days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring a determination of stockholders is to be taken2009.

~~AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION~~SIGNATURE

OnPursuant ~~June 30,~~to ~~2006,~~ the ~~Company~~requirements ~~filed its Certificate~~ of ~~Amendment to Articles of~~the ~~Incorporation~~Securities toExchange ~~increase~~Act ~~the Company’s authorized shares~~ of ~~common stock from 50~~1934,~~000,000~~ tothe ~~200,000,000, pursuant to a stockholder vote by consent, which became effective May 18, 2009. The~~ Company ~~anticipates~~has ~~future~~duly ~~efforts to~~caused ~~raise~~this ~~additional~~report ~~capital~~ to ~~meet the needs of its oil and natural gas~~be ~~exploration~~signed ~~and~~on ~~development activities, as part of~~ its ~~strategic~~behalf ~~growth~~by ~~plan. Efforts to raise additional funds in~~ the ~~future~~undersigned ~~may~~thereunto ~~involve~~duly ~~the issuance of convertible debt, pure equity, or a combination thereof, in one or more transactions~~authorized.

A change in the authorized capital stock of a Nevada corporation requires an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. Nevada Revised Statutes 78.390 requires stockholder approval to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which may be by stockholders’ consent without a meeting as provided in Nevada Revised Statutes 78.320.

	South Texas Oil Company



Date: August 14, 2009	By:	/s/ Michael J. Pawelek
		Michael J. Pawelek
		Chief Executive Officer and President

~~Section~~INDEX 8TO ~~- Other Events~~EXHIBITS

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release dated August 14, 2009.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS – SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

On June 11, 2009, the Company filed its Certificate of Designations for its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which designates 2,000,000 of the Company’s existing authorized preferred stock as shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a stated value equal to $10.00 (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) and $0.001 par value. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock does not have voting rights.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Bylaws, amended through July 6, 2009
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized common stock, dated June 30, 2009
4.1	Certificate of Designations Filing Certificate (The complete Series A Convertible Preferred Stock designations document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2009 as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 6, 2009

South Texas Oil Company

Michael J. Pawelek, Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index	Description
3.1	Bylaws, amended through July 6, 2009
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized common stock, dated June 30, 2009
4.1	Certificate of Designations Filing Certificate (The complete Series A Convertible Preferred Stock designations document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2009 as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference)

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