ABILENE, Texas (AP) _ First Financial Bankshares Inc. (FFIN) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $59.3 million.

The Abilene, Texas-based bank said it had earnings of 41 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 41 cents per share.

The commercial banker operating mostly in Texas posted revenue of $143.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $135.8 million, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $136.2 million.

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