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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hefner Stephen R. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2008 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) SVP - Construction 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 23,005 D Â

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	  (1)	  (2)	Common Shares	14,591	$ (3)	D	Â
Options to Purchase Common Shares	02/15/2004	02/15/2013	Common Shares	667	$ 31.48	D	Â
Options to Purchase Common Shares	01/29/2005	01/29/2014	Common Shares	2,000	$ 42.9	D	Â
Options to Purchase Common Shares	01/30/2009	01/30/2018	Common Shares	8,325	$ 48.02	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hefner Stephen R. 3 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 1300 HOUSTON, TX 77046	Â	Â	  SVP - Construction	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stephen R. Hefner		03/18/2008
**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 14,271 previously vested options and 320 options that vest on February 15, 2009.
(2)	Options to repurchase expire thirty years from date of grant. Includes 1,991 options, 2,525 options, 1,761 options, 2,129 options, 2,267 options, 1,661 options, 1,202 options, 735 options and 320 options that expire on February 15, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038 and 2039, 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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