SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)

765641-30 3
(CUSIP Number)

Ralph McElroy , 1211 Choquette, Austin, Texas, 78757, (512) 343-80351181
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

March 29, 1999
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this schedule because of ''240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. |_|

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See '240,13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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(1)     Name  of  Reporting  Person  and IRS Identification No. of Above Person:

                          Ralph Lee McElroy ("McElroy")

(2)     Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

                                                                     (a)     |_|
                                                                     (b)     |_|

(3)     SEC  Use  Only

(4)     Source  of  Funds  (See  Instructions)

                                       PF

(5)     Check  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings
        is  Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e).                   |_|

(6)     Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization

                                     U.S.A.

Number       (7)     Sole  Voting  Power
of                              681,563
Shares
Bene-
ficially     (8)     Shared  Voting  Power
Owned
by
Each
Report-      (9)     Sole  Dispositive  Power
ing                              681,563
Person
With:
            (10)     Shared  Dispositive  Power


(11)     Aggregate  Amount  Owned  by  Each  Reporting  Person
                                  681,563


(12)     Check  if  the  Aggregate  Amount  in  Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
        (See  Instructions)                                                  |_|


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(13)     Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  (11)

                                          21%


(14)     Type  of  Reporting  Person
                                          IN


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ITEM  1     Security  and  Issuer

     This  statement  is  filed with respect to shares of common stock par value
$0.01  (the  "Shares")  of  Rick's  Cabaret  International, Inc. (the "Company",
"Rick's"  or the "Issuer"), whose address is 505 North Belt, Suite 630, Houston,
Texas  77060.  The  shares  described herein take into account the reverse split
with  respect  to  the  Company's  2:1  reverse  split effective March 15, 1999.

ITEM  2.     Identity  and  Background

     (a)     Ralph  Lee  McElroy  ("McElroy")

     (b)     Business  address:  1211  Choquette,  Austin,  Texas,  78757

     (c)     Investor

     (d)     No.
     (e)     No.

     (f)     U.S.A.

ITEM  3.     Source  and  Amount  of  Funds  or  Other  Consideration

     During  1998,  McElroy  made  open  market  purchases of a total of 220,800
shares of Rick's stock, which, after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals
110,400  shares.

     On  August  11,  1998,  Rick's  and  McElroy  entered into a Stock Exchange
Agreement  which  provided  for  the  acquisition by Rick's of certain shares of
Taurus  Entertainment  Companies,  Inc. owned by McElroy in exchange for 393,389
shares  of  Rick's,  which,  after  the  reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals
196,695  shares.

     On  March  29,  1999,  McElroy purchased a total of  748,936 shares, which,
after  the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals 374,468 shares, for a secured
promissory  note  (the  "McElroy  Note")  in  a  private  transaction.


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ITEM  4.     Purpose  of  Transaction

     McElroy  made  these  transactions  as  investments.

(a)     Mc  Elroy  may,  from time to time, acquire additional securities of the
Company  for  investment  purposes.

(b)     McElroy has no present plans or proposals for an extraordinary corporate
transaction  involving  the  Company.

        McElroy  acquired  the  shares  in  the  March 29, 1999 transaction from
Robert L. Watters, who resigned as President of Rick's.  Also on March 29, 1999,
Mr. Watters acquired a subsidiary of  Rick's, RCI Entertainment Louisiana, Inc.,
which  was  reported  by  Rick's  on  a  Form  8-K  dated  March  29,  1999.

(c)     McElroy has no present plans or proposals involving the sale or transfer
of  a  material  amount  of  assets  of  the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(d)     McElroy  has  no  plans  or  proposals  to change the term of directors.

(e)     McElroy  has  no  present  plans or proposals for material change in the
present  capitalization  or  dividend  policy  of  the  Company.

(f)     McElroy  has  no present plans or proposals for a material change in the
Company's  business  or  corporate  structure.

(g)     McElroy  has  no present plans or proposals for changes in the Company's
charter  or  bylaws, or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which
may  impede  the  acquisition  of  control  of  the  Company  by  any  person.

(h)     McElroy  has  no  present  plans  or  proposals  for  causing a class of
securities  of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange or
to  cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a
registered  national  securities  association.

(i)     McElroy  has  no present plans or proposals for a class of securities of
the  Company  becoming  eligible  for  termination  of  registration pursuant to
Section  12(g)(4)  of  the  Act.

(j)     McElroy  has  no  present  plans or proposals for any actions similar to
those  enumerated  above.


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ITEM  5.     Interest  in  Securities  of  the  Issuer

(a)     McElroy  is  the  beneficial  owner  directly or indirectly of 1,363,125
shares  of the Company, which, after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals
681,563  shares  and  which  represents  21%  of  the  class  of  securities.

This  amount does not include shares of the Company issuable upon the conversion
of  the  a  Convertible Debenture of Rick's, or upon conversion of a Convertible
Promissory  Note  of Taurus Entertainment Companies, Inc. which is guaranteed by
Rick's. The Convertible Debenture and the Convertible Promissory Note are in the
aggregate amount of $652,744 and are convertible at any time at $2.75 per share,
subject  to  adjustment.  If  the  Convertible  Debenture  and  the  Convertible
Promissory  Note were converted, Mr. McElroy would receive an additional 237,361
shares  of  common stock of the Company, which, after the reverse split of March
15, 1999, equals 118,681 shares , and McElroy would be the beneficial owner of a
total  of  1,600,486  shares  of  common  stock of the Company, which, after the
reverse  split  of March 15, 1999, equals 800,243 shares  or approximately 24.6%
of  the  common  stock  of  the  Company.  The  Convertible  Debenture  and  the
Convertible  Promissory  Note  secure  the  McElroy  Note.

(b)     McElroy  has  sole  voting and dispositive power for 1,363,125 shares of
the  Company,  which,  after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals 681,563
shares.

(c)     None.

(d)     McElroy  has  the  right  to  receive  and  power  to  direct receipt of
dividends  from  or the proceeds from the sale of 1,363,125 shares, which, after
the  reverse  split  of  March  15,  1999,  equals  681,563  shares.

(e)     Not  applicable.

ITEM  6.     Contract,  Agreements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to  Securities  of  the  Issuer

Not  applicable

ITEM  7.     Material  to  be  Filed  as  Exhibits

10.1     Promissory  Note  made  by  McElroy

10.2     Stock  Purchase  Agreement


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

April  7,  1999                              /s/  Ralph  Lee  McElroy
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                                                  Ralph  Lee  McElroy
     Date