 HOUSTON AP _ Allegiance Bancshares Inc. ABTX on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of 3.5 million. The bank, based in Houston, said it had earnings of 17 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 33 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 60.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 47.8 million, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected 46.2 million. Allegiance Bancshares shares have decreased 26 since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 21 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ABTX at 