Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HARTE HOUSTON H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARTE HANKS INC [HHS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 CONCORD PLAZA DR., SUITE 800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2005
(Street)

SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/14/2005   G V 55,721 D $ 0 11,386,273 D  
Common Stock 04/14/2005   G V 3,061,555 (1) D $ 0 8,324,718 D  
Common Stock 04/14/2005   G V 3,061,555 (1) A $ 0 3,061,555 I By family limited partnerships
Common Stock 04/14/2005   G V 3,058,493.445 (2) D $ 0 3,061.555 I By family limited partnerships

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HARTE HOUSTON H
200 CONCORD PLAZA DR.
SUITE 800
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216		   X   X    

Signatures

 Paul Steven Hacker, Power of Attorney   04/26/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In connection with the capitalization of three family limited partnerships, the Reporting Person contributed and transferred 1,033,900 shares directly to each of DHH 2005 Partners, L.P. and HRH 2005 Partners, L.P. and 990,693 shares directly to SEH 2005 Partners, L.P., of each of which he was then the sole limited partner. He also contributed and transferred 1,035 shares directly to each of DHH 2005 Partners GP, Inc. and HRH 2005 Partners GP, Inc. and 992 shares directly to SEH 2005 Partners GP, Inc., each of which is the sole corporate general partner of its related family limited partnership. The Reporting Person is the sole shareholder of each such corporation. Each of the sole general partners then contributed and transferred their shares to their related limited partnership in connection with the capitalization of the three family limited partnerships.
(2) The Reporting Person assigned all of the limited partnership interests in each of DHH 2005 Partners, L.P., HRH 2005 Partners, L.P. and SEH 2005 Partners, L.P., representing 99.9% of the partnership interests in such partnerships, to one of three irrevocable trusts. He is not the trustee of any such trust and has no pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares held by the trusts, except as a result of the 0.1% partnership interest held in the three family limited partnerships indirectly through the general partners thereof.

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