Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Henderson Donna A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. [SXE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 2900		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201		 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)

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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
Phantom Units   (1)   (2) Common Units 15,000 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Henderson Donna A
C/O SOUTHCROSS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 2900
DALLAS, TX 75201		       See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Donna A. Henderson 05/06/2013
**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) The phantom units vest over a three year period commencing on April 1, 2013 in equal annual installments, subject to accelerated vesting upon a change in control of the Issuer or the Reporting Person's cessation of service with the Issuer due to death or disability. The Reporting Person will receive distribution equivalent rights for each phantom unit, providing for payment on the vesting date of a lump sum of cash equal to the accrued distributions from and after the grant date of the phantom units.
(2) Phantom units do not expire. The phantom units are settled upon vesting in the Issuer's common units (on a one-for-one basis).
(3) Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit of the Issuer.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person is the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Southcross Energy Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.

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