Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Jessett Alexander J.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST [CPT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP - Finance
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 28,540
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to Purchase Common Shares 01/30/2009 01/30/2018 Common Shares 19,980 $ 48.02 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Purchase)   (1)   (2) Common Shares 2,199 $ 10.995 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Jessett Alexander J.
3 GREENWAY PLAZA
SUITE 1300
HOUSTON, TX 77046		       Senior VP - Finance  

Signatures

/s/: Alexander J. Jessett 12/16/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes 1,020 options that vested on February 15, 2007, 859 options that vested on February 15, 2008, and 320 options that vested on February 15, 2009.
(2) Options to repurchase expire thirty years from date of grant. Includes 1,020 options, 859 options and 320 options that expire on February 15, 2031, 2032 and 2033, respectively.
(3) Granted by the committee appointed in accordance with the provisions of the issuer's Rabbi Trust, and represent the right to purchase shares at a price equal to 25% of the value of the shares at date of grant.

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