SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2003

                             RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                                                      
          DELAWARE                                 1-16455                              76-0655566
(State or Other Jurisdiction              (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                                             Identification No.)

                  1111 LOUISIANA STREET
                     HOUSTON, TEXAS                                            77002
        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 497-3000

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is
         the text of Reliant Resources, Inc.'s press release dated July 9, 2003.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued by Reliant Resources, Inc. dated July 9, 2003.





                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.
                                     (Registrant)



Date: July 11, 2003         By:           /s/ Thomas C. Livengood
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                                          Thomas C. Livengood
                                          Vice President and
                                          Controller





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number     Exhibit Description
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99.1       Press Release issued by Reliant Resources, Inc. on July 9, 2003.