TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC
10-K, 1996-08-28
STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS)
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-K

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED).

     For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996

                                      OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED).

     For the transition period from __________________ to  ____________________

     Commission File Number 1-4887

                            TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)

      Delaware                                         75-0832210
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

         1341 West Mockingbird Lane, #700W, Dallas, Texas 75247-6913
         (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (214)647-6700


          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


     Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which registered
- ---------------------------------      -----------------------------------------

Common Stock, Par Value $1.00                   New York Stock Exchange


       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  NONE


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X     No
                                       -----     -----
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [X].

The aggregate market value of the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value,
held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 1996 was $737,175,858.
As of August 19, 1996, 11,150,880 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00
par value, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
 
Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting
of shareholders to be held October 15, 1996, are incorporated by reference into
Part III.

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

                                                                                                  Page
<S>       <C>                                                                                     <C>  
                                   PART I

Item 1.   Business..............................................................................    1
 
Item 2.   Properties............................................................................    5
 
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.....................................................................    5
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders...................................    5
 
Item 4a.  Executive Officers of the Registrant..................................................    6

                                   PART II

Item 5.   Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Security Holder Matters..........    7
 
Item 6.   Selected Financial Data...............................................................    7
 
Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.    8
 
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data...........................................   12
 
Item 9.   Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.................................   27

                                   PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant....................................   28
 
Item 11.  Executive Compensation................................................................   28
 
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management........................   28
 
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions........................................   28

                                   PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.......................   28
</TABLE> 
 
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                                    PART I



ITEM 1.   BUSINESS
          --------

(a)  General Development of Business

Texas Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant", "Company" or "TXI"), incorporated
April 19, 1951, directly and through subsidiaries, is a producer of steel and
cement/concrete products for the construction and manufacturing industries.
Chaparral Steel Company ("Chaparral"), an 84 percent-owned subsidiary produces a
broad range of high quality carbon steel products from recycled steel.
Brookhollow Corporation ("Brookhollow"), a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns land
for investment, resale and other real estate activities.

(b)  Financial Information about Industry Segments

The Registrant has two major industry segments: steel and cement/concrete.
Financial information for the Registrant's industry segments, is presented in
Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" on pages 9 and 10, incorporated herein by reference.

(c)  Narrative Description of Business



STEEL

Chaparral has operated a steel mill at Midlothian, Texas, since 1975.  The steel
operation follows a market mill concept which entails the low cost production of
a wide variety of products ranging from reinforcing bar and specialty products
to large-sized structural beams.  Chaparral operates two electric arc furnaces
with continuous casters which feed melted steel to a bar mill, a structural mill
and a large beam mill which together produce a broader array of steel products
than a traditional mini-mill.  Finished (rolled) products produced include
beams, merchant quality rounds, special bar quality rounds, rebar and channels.
In fiscal year 1992, commissioning was completed on the large beam mill which
produces structural steel beams up to twenty-four inches wide.

The rated annual capacity of the operating facilities are as follows:

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                    Annual Rated Productive           Approximate
                        Capacity (Tons)         Facility Square Footage
                    -----------------------     -----------------------
        <S>         <C>                         <C> 
        Melting           1,600,000                    265,000
        Rolling           1,900,000                    560,000
</TABLE> 

The bar and structural mills produced approximately 1.6 million tons of finished
products in 1996, and 1.4 million tons in both 1995 and 1994.

Chaparral's primary raw material is recycled steel, with shredded steel
representing 41 percent of the raw material mix. A major portion of the shredded
steel requirements is produced by a shredder operation at the steel mill. The
shredded material is primarily composed of crushed auto bodies purchased on the
open market. Another grade of recycled steel, #1 Heavy, representing 25 percent
of the raw material requirements is also purchased on the open market. The
purchase price of recycled steel is subject to market forces largely beyond
Chaparral's control. The supply of recycled steel is expected to be adequate to
meet future requirements.

Chaparral's steel mill consumes large amounts of electricity and natural gas.
Electricity is currently obtained from a local electric utility under an
interruptible supply contract with six-month price adjustments which reflect
increases or decreases in the utility's fuel costs. Natural gas is obtained from
a local gas utility under a supply contract. Chaparral believes that adequate
supplies of both electricity and natural gas are readily available.

                                      -1-
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Chaparral's products are marketed throughout the United States and to a limited
extent in Canada, Mexico, Western Europe, China and Japan. Sales are primarily
to steel service centers and steel fabricators for use in the construction
industry, as well as, to cold finishers, forgers and original-equipment
manufacturers for use in the railroad, defense, automotive, mobile home and
energy industries. At present, Chaparral has approximately 1,700 customers with
one customer accounting for 11% of Chaparral's sales in 1996. Sales to
affiliates are minimal. Orders are generally filled within 45 days and are
cancelable.

Delivery of finished products is accomplished by common-carrier, customer-owned
trucks, rail or barge. Currently, Chaparral does not place heavy reliance on
franchises, licenses or concessions.

Chaparral competes with steel producers, including foreign producers, on the
basis of price, quality and service. Certain of the foreign and domestic
competitors, including both large integrated steel producers and mini-mills,
have substantially greater assets and larger sales organizations than Chaparral.
Intense sales competition exists for substantially all of Chaparral's products.



CEMENT/CONCRETE

The cement/concrete business segment includes the manufacture and sale of
cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete pipe, block and brick.
Production and distribution facilities are concentrated primarily in Texas and
Louisiana with markets extending into contiguous states. The Registrant acquired
expanded shale and clay aggregate facilities in California during 1996, and in
addition has certain patented and unpatented mining claims in southern
California which contain deposits of limestone.

Cement production facilities are located at two sites in Texas: one at
Midlothian, approximately 25 miles south of Dallas/Fort Worth, which is the
largest cement plant in Texas, and the other at Hunter, approximately 40 miles
south of Austin. The limestone reserves used as the primary raw material are
located on fee-owned property which is adjacent to each of these plants. The
rated annual capacity and estimated minimum reserves of limestone for each of
these plants are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION> 

                         Annual Rated Productive       Estimated Minimum
        Plant          Capacity - (Tons of Clinker)    Reserves - Years
        -----          ----------------------------    -----------------
    <S>                <C>                             <C> 
    Midlothian, Texas            1,200,000                    100
    Hunter, Texas                  830,000                    100
</TABLE>

The cement plants produced approximately 2.2 million tons of finished cement in
1996, 2.1 million tons in 1995 and 2.0 million tons in 1994. Annual shipments of
finished cement to outside trade customers were approximately 1.5 million tons
in both 1996 and 1995, and 1.6 million tons in 1994. Additional shipments of
clinker were approximately 400,000 tons in 1994.

The Registrant's principal marketing area for cement includes Texas, Louisiana,
Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Sales offices are maintained throughout the
marketing area and sales are made primarily for use in the construction industry
to numerous customers, no one of which would purchase ten percent or more of the
trade sales volume within any one year. The major volume of unit trade sales is
of standard portland cement, although the Registrant produces and markets a
variety of specialty cements.

The Registrant distributes cement from its plants by rail or truck to six
distribution terminals located throughout the marketing area.

The Registrant's aggregate business, which includes sand, gravel, crushed
limestone and expanded shale and clay, is conducted from facilities primarily
serving Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and Houston, Texas, and Alexandria, New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Monroe, Louisiana, areas. Additional expanded shale
and clay aggregate facilities were acquired during 1996 near Oakland and Los
Angeles, California. The following table summarizes certain information about
the Registrant's aggregate production facilities:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION> 
                                                       Estimated Annual        Estimated
                          Type of        Number of        Productive            Minimum   
 General Location         Facility        Plants           Capacity         Reserves - Years
- ------------------        --------       ---------     ----------------     ----------------

<S>                     <C>              <C>           <C>                  <C>
North Central Texas     Sand & Gravel         3        3.0 million tons            11
 
North Central Texas     Crushed                 
                          Limestone           1        5.5 million tons            27
 
North Central and       Expanded Shale          
 South Texas              & Clay              2        1.2 million cu. yds.        25
 
California              Expanded Shale          
                          & Clay              2        .6 million cu. yds.         13

Louisiana               Sand & Gravel        10        5.8 million tons             9

Central Texas           Sand & Gravel         2        2.1 million tons            12
 
South Central                                  
 Oklahoma               Sand & Gravel         1        1 million tons              11
</TABLE>

Reserves identified with the facilities shown above and additional reserves
available to support future plant sites are contained on 34,675 acres of land,
15,368 acres of which are owned in fee by the Registrant and the remainder of
which are leased. The expanded shale and clay plants, excluding California
plants purchased in January 1996, operated at 84 percent of capacity for 1996
with sales of approximately 831,000 cubic yards. Production for the remaining
aggregate facilities was 74 percent of practical capacity and sales for the year
totaled 12.7 million tons, of which approximately 9.1 million tons were shipped
to outside trade customers.

Sales of these various aggregates are generally related to the level of
construction activity within close proximity of the plant location. The cost of
transportation limits the marketing of these products to the areas relatively
close to the plant sites. These products are marketed by the Registrant's sales
organization located in the areas served by the plants and are sold to numerous
customers, no one of which would be considered significant to the Registrant's
business. The distribution of these products is provided to trade customers
principally by contract or customer-owned haulers, and a limited amount of these
products is distributed by rail for affiliated usage.

The Registrant's ready-mix concrete operations are situated in three areas in
Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, East Texas and Houston), three areas in
Louisiana (Alexandria, Shreveport and Monroe) and at one location in southern
Arkansas. The following table summarizes various information concerning these
facilities:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION> 
        Location        Number of Plants        Number of Trucks
        --------        ----------------        ----------------
        <S>             <C>                     <C>
 
        Texas                  23                     253
        Louisiana              19                     114
        Arkansas                1                       5
</TABLE>

The plants listed above are located on sites owned or leased by the Registrant.
The Registrant manufactures and supplies a substantial amount of the cement and
aggregates used by the ready-mix plants with the remainder being purchased from
outside suppliers. Ready-mix concrete is sold to various contractors in the
construction industry, no one of which would be considered significant to the
Registrant's business.

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The remainder of the major products manufactured and marketed by the Registrant
within the concrete products segment are summarized by location below:

          Location                      Products Produced/Sold
          --------                      ----------------------
 
     Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas           Concrete block and brick
                                        Sakrete and related products
 
     Austin, Texas                      Sakrete and related products
 
     Houston, Texas                     Sakrete and related products
 
     Corpus Christi, Texas              Concrete block and pipe
 
     New Orleans, Louisiana             Concrete pipe
 
     Baton Rouge, Louisiana             Concrete pipe
 
     Alexandria, Louisiana              Concrete block and brick
                                        Concrete pipe
 
     Shreveport, Louisiana              Concrete block and pipe
                                        Sakrete and related products
                                        Bridge Spans
                                        Clay Brick
 
     Athens, Texas                      Clay Brick
 
     Mineral Wells, Texas               Clay Brick

The plant sites for the above products (except for three that are leased) are
owned by the Registrant.  The products are marketed by the Registrant's sales
force in each of these locations, and are primarily delivered by trucks owned by
the Registrant.  Because the cost of delivery is significant to the overall cost
of most of these products, the market area is generally restricted to within
approximately one hundred miles of the plant locations.  These products are sold
to various contractors, owners and distributors, none of which would be
considered significant to the Registrant's business.

Currently, the Registrant does not place heavy reliance on patents, franchises,
licenses or concessions related to its cement/concrete segment.  The
Registrant's cement plants and expanded shale and clay plants can burn either
coal, natural gas or other high BTU fossil fuels.

In most of the Registrant's principal markets for concrete products, the
Registrant competes vigorously with at least three other vertically integrated
concrete companies.  The Registrant believes that it is a significant
participant in each of the Texas and Louisiana concrete products markets.  The
principal methods of competition in concrete products markets are quality and
service at competitive prices.

The Registrant is involved in the development of its surplus real estate and
real estate acquired for development of high quality industrial, office and
multi-use parks in the metropolitan areas of Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston,
Texas and Richmond, Virginia.

                                      -4-
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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various
federal and state environmental laws and regulations.  Under these laws the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and agencies of state government
have the authority to promulgate regulations which could result in substantial
expenditures for pollution control and solid waste treatment. Three major areas
regulated by these authorities are air quality, water quality and hazardous
waste management. Pursuant to these laws and regulations, emission sources at
the Company's facilities are regulated by a combination of permit limitations
and emission standards of statewide application, and the Company believes that
it is in substantial compliance with its permit limitations and applicable laws
and regulations.

Chaparral's steel mill generates, in the same manner as other steel mills in the
industry, electric arc furnace ("EAF") dust that contains lead, chromium and
cadmium.  The EPA has listed this EAF dust, which Chaparral collects in
baghouses, as a hazardous waste.  Chaparral has contracts with reclamation
facilities in the United States and Mexico pursuant to which such facilities
receive the EAF dust generated by the steel mill and recover the metals from the
dust for reuse, thus rendering the dust non-hazardous.  In addition, Chaparral
is continually investigating alternative reclamation technologies and has
implemented processes for diminishing the amount of EAF dust generated.

The Company intends to comply with all legal requirements regarding the
environment but since many of these requirements are not fixed, presently
determinable, or are likely to be affected by future legislation or rule making
by government agencies, it is not possible to accurately predict the aggregate
future costs or benefits of compliance and their effect on the Company's
operations, future net income or financial condition. Notwithstanding such
compliance, if damage to persons or property or contamination of the environment
has been or is caused by the conduct of the Company's business or by hazardous
substances or wastes used in, generated or disposed of by the Company, the
Company may be held liable for such damages and be required to pay the cost of
investigation and remediation of such contamination.  The amount of such
liability could be material.  Changes in federal or state laws, regulations or
requirements or discovery of unknown conditions could require additional
expenditures by or provide additional benefits to the Company.


OTHER ITEMS

The Registrant provides products for the construction industry.  It is not
uncommon for the Registrant to report a loss from its cement/concrete operations
in the quarter ending February due to adverse weather conditions.  Steel results
in the quarters ending August and February are affected by the normal, scheduled
two-week summer and one-week winter shut-downs to refurbish the production
facilities.  The dollar amount of Registrant's backlog of orders is not
considered material to an understanding of the business of the Registrant.

The Registrant's enterprise employs approximately 3,000 persons, of whom 1,200
are engaged in steel operations and the balance in cement/concrete.


ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES
          ----------

The information required by this item is included in the answer to Item 1.


ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
          -----------------

There are no pending legal proceedings against the Registrant and subsidiaries
which in management's judgment (based upon the opinion of counsel) would have a
material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the
Registrant.


ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
          ---------------------------------------------------

None

                                      -5-
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ITEM 4a.   EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
           ------------------------------------

Information on executive officers of the Registrant is presented below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Positions with Registrant, Other
Name                                Age         Employment During Last Five (5) Years
- ----                                ---   ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>   <C>
Robert D. Rogers                     60   President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
Barry M. Bone                        38   Vice President - Real Estate (since 1995);
                                          Director of Corporate Real Estate
                                          (1991 to 1995)
 
                                          President, Brookhollow Corporation
 
Melvin G. Brekhus                    47   Vice President - Cement (since 1995); Vice
                                          President - Cement Production (1991 to 1995)

Brooke E. Brewer                     54   Vice President - Human Resources

Roman J. Figueroa                    50   Vice President - Aggregates

Richard M. Fowler                    53   Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer

James R. McCraw                      52   Vice President - Controller

Robert C. Moore                      62   Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary

Tommy A. Valenta                     47   Vice President - Concrete (since 1995); Vice
                                          President - North Texas Concrete/Cement
                                          Marketing (1991 to 1995)

Kenneth R. Allen                     39   Treasurer
</TABLE> 
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                                    PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SECURITY
          --------------------------------------------------------------    
          HOLDER MATTERS
          --------------

The shares of common stock, $1 par value, of the Registrant are traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol TXI). At May 31, 1996, the approximate
number of shareholders of common stock of the Registrant was 4,017. Common stock
market prices, dividends and certain other items are presented in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements entitled "Quarterly Financial Information" on
page 24, incorporated herein by reference. The restriction on the payment of
dividends described in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements entitled
"Long-Term Debt" on page 20 is incorporated herein by reference. At the January
1995 Board of Directors' meeting, the Directors voted to increase the quarterly
cash dividend from five cents per share to ten cents per share.


ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
          -----------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ In thousands except per share       1996        1995        1994        1993        1992   
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>    
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                                                                        
  Net sales                          $967,449    $830,526    $707,147    $614,292    $601,129
  Operating profit                    165,904     112,635      82,130      44,572      47,207
  Net income                           79,954      48,017      25,751       1,058       1,920
  Return on average common equity       21.0%       13.8%        8.1%         .4%         .7%
                                                                                             
PER SHARE INFORMATION                                                                        
  Net income (primary)               $   7.05    $   3.88    $   2.29    $    .11    $    .19
  Cash dividends                          .40         .30         .20         .20         .20
  Book value                            36.94       27.61       31.14       25.49       25.50
                                                                                             
FOR THE YEAR                                                                                 
  Cash from operations               $127,463    $115,864    $ 51,372    $ 49,361    $ 26,217
  Capital expenditures                 79,300      48,751      23,305      17,212      21,621
                                                                                             
YEAR END POSITION                                                                            
  Total assets                       $801,063    $753,055    $749,120    $757,300    $776,738
  Net working capital                 219,345     187,603     161,383     159,408     134,806
  Long-term debt                      160,209     185,274     171,263     267,243     289,390
  Shareholders' equity                420,022     343,109     352,671     282,511     281,902
  Long-term debt to total                                                                    
    capitalization                      27.6%       35.1%       32.7%       48.6%       50.7%
                                                                                             
OTHER INFORMATION                                                                            
  Average common shares                                                                      
    outstanding (in 000's)             11,371      12,426      11,327      11,085      11,056
  Number of common stockholders         4,017       4,445       4,647       5,061       5,432
  Number of employees                   3,000       2,800       2,700       2,700       2,700
  Wages, salaries and employee                                                               
    benefits                         $141,233    $114,366    $102,853    $ 96,891    $ 97,950
  Common stock prices                                                                        
    (high-low)                        69 - 35     39 - 29     39 - 21     28 - 19     25 - 18
</TABLE>
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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
          ---------------------

GENERAL

The Company has two major business segments: steel and cement/concrete. The
steel operation produces beams, merchant and special bar quality rounds,
reinforcing bars, and channels. The cement/concrete segment supplies cement and
aggregates, ready-mix, pipe, block and brick.

The steel plant follows a market mill concept which entails producing a wide
variety of products utilizing recycled steel as its principal raw material.
Chaparral strives to be a low-cost supplier and is able to modify its product
mix to recognize changing market conditions or customer requirements. Steel
products are sold principally to steel service centers, fabricators, cold
finishers, forgers and original equipment manufacturers. Chaparral distributes
primarily to markets in North America and, under certain market conditions,
Europe and Asia.

The cement/concrete facilities are concentrated primarily in Texas and
Louisiana, with several products marketed throughout the U.S. As a vertically
integrated concrete products supplier, TXI owns or leases some 50,000 acres of
mineral-bearing land. Both steel and cement/concrete operations require large
amounts of capital investment, energy, labor and maintenance.

Corporate resources, which are excluded from operating profit, include the
president's office as well as certain financial, legal, environmental, personnel
and public ownership expenses, none of which are allocated to operations.
Brookhollow's real estate activities are also included in corporate resources.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

NET SALES

Consolidated 1996 net sales of $967.4 million surpassed the 1995 record by 16%.

Steel sales were $607.7 million, up $75.8 million from the previous year due to
a 9% increase in average selling price and 79,000 ton increase in shipments to a
record 1,590,000 tons. Demand from service centers, fabricators and the mobile
home industry for structural mill products increased substantially from the
prior year. Prices for structural mill products increased 13% in 1996. Bar mill
shipments were 5% below the previous year on somewhat lower average selling
prices. Chaparral uses its ability to adjust its product mix to maximize profit
margins.

Cement/concrete sales, at $359.8 million grew 20% over the prior year as a
result of continued price improvements and increased volumes. Cement average
trade pricing was up 11% over 1995 on 6% higher shipments. Ready-mix net sales
reflect a 28% increase in volume from expanded capacity and a 5% increase in
average trade prices. Aggregate sales improved 22% on 27% higher volumes while
overall average trade prices declined slightly due to product mix.

Consolidated 1995 net sales increased 17% over 1994 to a record $830.5 million.

Steel sales climbed 15% to $531.8 million, as tons shipped increased 11%, while
average unit selling prices grew 4%. Based on dollar sales, product mix favored
slightly the bar mill as sales of Special Bar Quality grew by $22 million on 21%
higher shipments. Bar mill pricing overall averaged 8% higher than 1994, while
structural mill pricing was up 2%. Pricing in 1995 trended up steadily each
quarter, whereas pricing trends in 1994, by comparison, were mixed. Demand for
structural products improved throughout 1995. The 408,000 steel tons shipped in
the fourth quarter surpassed the May 1989 record.

Cement/concrete sales in 1995 of $298.7 million exceeded 1994 by 22%. Cement
shipments, although hampered by rain in March and April, increased 5%. Cement
trade pricing averaged 18% higher; ready-mix was up 5%; stone, sand and gravel
averaged 7% more, although product mix distorted a generally higher trend. 
Ready-mix sales increased 33% due principally to capacity added in north Texas.
Additional capacity was added in north Louisiana in May 1995. Cement demand in
Texas continued to be in balance with supply.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                        Year ended May 31,
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                   1996            1995            1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                        
<S>                                       <C>             <C>             <C>         
                                          
NET SALES                                
  Bar mill                                   $157,130        $167,962        $138,353
  Structural mills                            447,115         359,845         320,210
  Transportation service                        3,411           4,004           3,712
                                             --------        --------        --------
  TOTAL STEEL                                 607,656         531,811         462,275
                                                                             
  Cement                                      137,773         115,531          93,181
  Ready-mix                                   154,105         114,568          86,213
  Stone, sand & gravel                         78,198          64,285          56,736
  Other products                               70,690          58,615          50,239
  Interplant                                  (80,973)        (54,284)        (41,497)
                                             --------        --------        --------
  TOTAL CEMENT/CONCRETE                       359,793         298,715         244,872
                                             --------        --------        --------
  TOTAL NET SALES                            $967,449        $830,526        $707,147
                                             ========        ========        ========
                                                                             
UNITS SHIPPED                                                              
  Bar mill (tons)                                 453             475             424
  Structural mills (tons)                       1,137           1,036             938
                                             --------        --------        --------
  TOTAL STEEL TONS                              1,590           1,511           1,362
                                                                             
  Cement (tons)                                 2,363           2,226           2,120
  Ready-mix (cubic yards)                       3,088           2,415           1,913
  Stone, sand & gravel (tons)                  15,706          12,375          11,649
                                                                             
                                                                             
STEEL OPERATIONS                                                           
  Gross profit                               $130,050        $ 94,761        $ 81,777
  Less:  Depreciation & amortization           32,493          33,887          33,756
         Selling, general & administrative     26,099          20,362          15,937
         Other income                          (4,318)         (3,116)         (3,372)
                                             --------        --------        --------
     OPERATING PROFIT                          75,776          43,628          35,456
 
CEMENT/CONCRETE OPERATIONS
  Gross profit                                128,246         101,678          75,334
  Less:  Depreciation, depletion &
           amortization                        15,964          14,669          14,458
         Selling, general & administrative     23,867          20,806          17,330
         Other income                          (1,713)         (2,804)         (3,128)
                                             --------        --------        --------
     OPERATING PROFIT                          90,128          69,007          46,674
                                             --------        --------        --------
TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT                       $165,904        $112,635        $ 82,130

</TABLE>


                                      -9-
<PAGE>
 
BUSINESS SEGMENTS--Continued

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                  Year ended May 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                               1996           1995           1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>
 
CORPORATE RESOURCES
  Other income                           $  7,088       $  1,651       $  2,114
  Less: Depreciation & amortization           823            786            748
        Selling, general & 
          administrative                   17,168         15,502         13,677
                                         --------       --------       --------
                                          (10,903)       (14,637)       (12,311)
 
INTEREST EXPENSE                          (19,960)       (20,117)       (26,231)
                                         --------       --------       --------
 
INCOME BEFORE TAXES &
  OTHER ITEMS                            $135,041       $ 77,881       $ 43,588
                                         ========       ========       ======== 
 
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
  Steel                                  $ 20,630       $ 16,234       $  7,805
  Cement/concrete                          57,628         27,781         15,252
  Corporate                                 1,042          4,736            248
                                         --------       --------       --------
                                         $ 79,300       $ 48,751       $ 23,305
                                         ========       ========       ========
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS
  Steel                                  $475,337       $469,827       $488,307
  Cement/concrete                         243,081        189,096        159,133
  Corporate                                82,645         94,132        101,680
                                         --------       --------       --------
                                         $801,063       $753,055       $749,120
                                         ========       ========       ========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD

Consolidated cost of products sold, including depreciation, depletion and
amortization, was $756.7 million in 1996, an increase of $74.9 million over the
prior year.  Steel cost of sales, at $510.0 million, increased $40.6 million due
to greater shipments and a 4% increase in average cost per ton.  Higher scrap
and melt shop conversion costs contributed to the increase, as well as, slightly
higher combined rolling costs.  Cement/concrete costs of $246.7 million
represented a 17% increase over the prior year due to higher volumes.  Unit
manufacturing cost of cement was comparable to 1995.

The 1995 cost of products sold was $681.8 million, reflecting increased
shipments and somewhat higher steel scrap and melt shop conversion costs.  Steel
costs were $56.7 million higher at $470.9 million.  Purchased scrap costs were
unchanged during 1995 and remain at record high per ton rates.  Cement/concrete
costs of $210.9 million surpassed 1994 by $26.5 million.  Cement costs were
$11.7 million greater in 1995 due to the absence of clinker sales which reduced
1994 costs.  Sale of finished cement is more profitable than clinker, however.
Unit manufacturing cost of cement was lower in 1995 due to improved fuel savings
and higher volume efficiency.

                                     -10-

<PAGE>
 
OPERATING PROFIT

Record operating profit of $165.9 million represents a 47% increase over 1995
which had set record profits as well.  Both businesses continued to improve
significantly.  Steel profits grew $32.1 million as unit margins improved 27%
during the year.  Cement/concrete profits rose $21.1 million.  Increased
shipments combined with higher cement prices of approximately $6 per ton and
flat unit manufacturing costs contributed to improved margins.

Operating profit in 1995 of $112.6 million surpassed 1994 by 37%, or $30.5
million, as both businesses improved dramatically.  Steel profits jumped $8.1
million as average price increases of $13 per ton exceeded unit cost increases
of $8.  Cement/concrete added an additional $22.3 million to post a record $69.0
million profit. Greater shipments with higher pricing lead to this improvement.
Cement prices rose more than $7 per ton during the year while unit costs were
level with 1994.


SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND OTHER INCOME

Selling, general and administrative expenses including depreciation and
amortization increased $10.6 million to $68.9 million, principally due to higher
provisions for employee incentive and profit sharing expense in both operations
and corporate resources.  Steel costs at $26.2 million increased $5.8 million;
cement/concrete at $24.7 million increased $3.1; and corporate resources at
$18.0 million increased $1.7 million.  Total 1995 SG&A including both operations
and corporate resources was $58.3 million, an increase of $11.0 million over
1994 primarily on additional incentive expense and selling costs.

Combined other income was $13.1 million in 1996, an increase of $5.5 million
over the previous year.  Corporate resources other income included $6.1 million
generated by the Company's real estate operations during 1996. Combined other
income was $7.6 million in 1995 from routine asset retirements, real estate
operations and investment income.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense, at $20.0 million in 1996, remained comparable to the prior
year.  In 1995, interest expense declined $6.1 million as a result of debt
retirements and the effect of a significant TXI debt refinancing and rate
reduction in 1994.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Net income at $80.0 million was $31.9 million higher than the previous year.
Increased operating profits due to both higher selling prices and shipments,
resulted in the 66% improvement in earnings.  Cash provided by operations
increased to a record $127.5 million funding capital expenditures of $79.3
million, long-term debt reductions of $25.1 million and repurchases of Chaparral
stock of $12.5 million.  Bank financing in the amount of $75 million was
replaced by long-term fixed rate debt.  Shareholders' equity increased $76.9
million to $420.0 million.  Long-term debt to total capitalization ratio at May
31, 1996 was 27.6%, down from 35.1% at the prior year-end.

Working capital grew $31.7 million to $219.3 million.  Notes and accounts
receivable increased to $113.8 million from $99.4 million in 1995 on higher
sales.  Receivable increases in 1996 were $9.2 million lower than 1995, in which
average days outstanding increased.  Sales were up 33% in May 1995 over the
prior May due partly to drier weather.  Chaparral increased inventories in 1996
by $20.4 million reflecting higher raw material costs. Chaparral inventories had
declined during 1995 by $16.2 million.  These changes in inventory levels
decreased cash provided by operations by $36.6 million from 1995 to 1996.
Property sales from the Company's real estate operations in 1996 provided $5.3
million in operating cash, net of $6.9 million in additional short-term notes
receivable.

                                     -11-
<PAGE>
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION--Continued

Capital expenditures totaled $79.3 million in 1996, $20.6 million in Chaparral
and $58.7 million in TXI.  The anticipated 63% increase in expenditures reflect
expansion projects in the cement/concrete operations, as well as, normal
replacement and technological upgrades of existing equipment.  Additional items
of transportation and aggregate handling equipment have been leased.  Capital
budget plans for 1997 are expected to reach $100 million, as the Company
continues to utilize its increased operating cash to expand and upgrade its
operations.

Financing activities used $44.7 million cash in 1996, a decline of $29.8 million
from 1995.  In April 1996, the Company concluded the placement of $75 million in
fixed-rate senior notes having an average maturity of 10 years and average
interest rate of 7.28%.  The proceeds were used to repay borrowings under the
Company's $150 million long-term bank line of credit.  At May 31, 1996, $9
million was outstanding and an additional $7.7 million utilized to support
letters of credit under the credit line, compared to $98.7 million utilized at
the end of 1995.  The credit line expires in September 2000.  Chaparral did not
renew its short-term credit facilities of $20 million which expired January 31,
1996.  No borrowings had been made during 1996 or 1995.  Chaparral purchased
$12.5 million of its common stock during 1996 pursuant to a decision announced
in October 1995 authorizing the repurchase of shares to satisfy obligations
under its stock option program and for other corporate purposes.  In 1995, TXI
purchased $54.7 million in treasury shares.  On March 29, 1996, the Company
redeemed and retired the remaining 5,976 shares of $5 Cumulative Preferred
Stock.  TXI's cash dividends increased 23% in 1996 over the previous year as the
quarterly amount was doubled in January 1995 to $.10 per share.  Due to the 1.2
million treasury share purchase in April 1995, average outstanding shares in
1996 returned to levels comparable to those before the April 1994 conversion of
$46.9 million in debentures to common stock.

The Company generally maintains a policy of financing major capital expansion
projects with long-term borrowing.  Working capital, investments and replacement
assets are funded out of cash flow from operations. The Company expects current
financial resources and cash from 1997 operations to be sufficient to provide
funds for planned capital expenditures, scheduled debt payments and other known
working capital needs for fiscal 1997. If additional funds are required to
accomplish long-term expansion of operations, management believes that funding
can be obtained through lending or equity sources to meet such requirements.


ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
          -------------------------------------------

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                        INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                                                                              Page
<S>                                                                                           <C> 
Report of Independent Auditors..............................................................   13
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets - May 31, 1996 and 1995.........................................   14
 
Consolidated Statements of Income - Years ended May 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   15
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended May 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.............   16
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - Years ended May 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...   17
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..................................................   18
</TABLE>

                                     -12-
<PAGE>
 
                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



Board of Directors
Texas Industries, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Texas
Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in shareholders'
equity for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 1996.  These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Texas Industries,
Inc. and subsidiaries at May 31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended May 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


                                                Ernst & Young LLP



Dallas, Texas
July 12, 1996

                                     -13-
<PAGE>
 
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION>
                                                            May 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                            1996      1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>    

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
  Cash                                                 $ 28,055  $ 25,988
  Notes and accounts receivable                         113,762    99,445
  Inventories                                           150,526   125,384
  Prepaid expenses                                       32,574    41,957
                                                       --------  --------
   TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                 324,917   292,774
 
OTHER ASSETS
  Real estate and other investments                      19,751    29,392
  Goodwill                                               59,210    61,217
  Other                                                  21,880    22,533
                                                       --------  --------
                                                        100,841   113,142
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
  Land and land improvements                            110,836   105,874
  Buildings                                              60,610    54,749
  Machinery and equipment                               766,434   737,222
                                                       --------  --------
                                                        937,880   897,845
  Less allowances for depreciation                      562,575   550,706
                                                       --------  --------
                                                        375,305   347,139
                                                       --------  --------
                                                       $801,063  $753,055
                                                       ========  ========
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Trade accounts payable                               $ 56,652  $ 57,019
  Accrued interest, wages and other items                35,446    30,675
  Current portion of long-term debt                      13,474    17,477
                                                       --------  --------
   TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                            105,572   105,171
 
LONG-TERM DEBT                                          160,209   185,274
  
DEFERRED FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND OTHER CREDITS          80,139    80,178
 
MINORITY INTEREST                                        35,121    39,323
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Preferred stock                                           --        598
  Common stock, $1 par value                             12,534    12,534
  Additional paid-in capital                            266,303   266,045
  Retained earnings                                     193,929   119,587
  Cost of common shares in treasury                     (52,744)  (55,655)
                                                       --------  --------
                                                        420,022   343,109
                                                       --------  --------
                                                       $801,063  $753,055
                                                       ========  ========
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

                                     -14-
<PAGE>
 
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    Year Ended May 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands except per share                  1996       1995       1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>        <C>        <C>
NET SALES                                    $967,449   $830,526   $707,147

COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCOME)
  Cost of products sold                       756,715    681,824    598,601
  Selling, general and administrative          68,852     58,275     47,341
  Interest                                     19,960     20,117     26,231
  Other income                                (13,119)    (7,571)    (8,614)
                                             --------   --------   --------
                                              832,408    752,645    663,559
                                             --------   --------   --------
        INCOME BEFORE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS     135,041     77,881     43,588
 
INCOME TAXES
  Expense                                      47,256     25,700     13,607
  Change in statutory federal tax rate             --         --      1,949
                                             --------   --------   --------
                                               47,256     25,700     15,556
                                             --------   --------   --------
                                               87,785     52,181     28,032
 
Minority interest in Chaparral                 (7,831)    (4,164)    (2,281)
                                             --------   --------   --------
                               NET INCOME    $ 79,954   $ 48,017   $ 25,751
                                             ========   ========   ========


Average common shares                          11,371     12,426     11,327

Net income per common share                  $   7.05   $   3.88   $   2.29
                                             ========   ========   ========

Cash dividends                               $    .40   $    .30   $    .20
                                             ========   ========   ========
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      -15-
<PAGE>
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                       Year Ended May 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                      1996       1995       1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
<S>                                             <C>        <C>        <C>         
  Net income                                    $  79,954  $ 48,017   $  25,751
  Loss (gain) on disposal of assets                   977    (1,994)     (2,535)
  Non-cash items
    Depreciation, depletion and         
      amortization                                 49,280    49,342      48,962
    Deferred taxes                                  6,822     5,434       3,790
    Undistributed minority interest                 6,771     3,028       1,186
    Other - net                                     6,454     4,798       1,575
  Changes in operating assets and 
      liabilities
    Notes and accounts receivable                 (13,417)  (22,608)       (937)
    Inventories and prepaid expenses              (22,921)   10,781     (18,468)
    Accounts payable and accrued 
      liabilities                                   3,637    17,935      (7,980)
    Real estate and investments                     9,906     1,131          28
                                                ---------  --------     ------- 
        Net cash provided by operations           127,463   115,864      51,372
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures                            (79,300)  (48,751)    (23,305)
  Proceeds from disposition of assets               1,799     3,132       2,880
  Purchase of temporary investments                    --        --      (2,017)
  Proceeds from temporary investments                  --        --       8,374
  Cash surrender value - insurance                 (1,768)   (1,759)       (821)
  Other - net                                      (1,386)      303        (315)
                                                ---------  --------   ---------
        Net cash used by investing                (80,655)  (47,075)    (15,204)
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds of short-term borrowing                     --        --      30,000
  Repayments of short-term borrowing                   --   (15,000)    (15,000)
  Proceeds of long-term borrowing                  97,552    50,485      71,517
  Debt retirements                               (126,593)  (50,127)   (111,738)
  Purchase of treasury shares                        (417)  (54,688)     (3,595)
  Purchase of Chaparral stock                     (12,506)       --          --
  Dividends paid                                   (4,451)   (3,618)     (2,308)
  Other - net                                       1,674    (1,619)        (34)
                                                ---------  --------   ---------
        Net cash used by financing                (44,741)  (74,567)    (31,158)
                                                ---------  --------   ---------
Increase (decrease) in cash                         2,067    (5,778)      5,010
 
Cash at beginning of year                          25,988    31,766      26,756
                                                ---------  --------   ---------
Cash at end of year                             $  28,055  $ 25,988   $  31,766
                                                =========  =========  =========
 
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      -16-
<PAGE>
 
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Common
                                                      Stock     Additional               Treasury    Total
                                          Preferred   $1 Par    Paid-in      Retained    Common      Shareholders'
In thousands                              Stock       Value     Capital      Earnings    Stock       Equity
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>

May 31, 1993                              $ 598       $11,100   $220,776    $ 52,933      $ (2,896)  $282,511

  Net income                                                                  25,751                   25,751
  Cash dividends
     Preferred stock - $5 a share                                                (30)                     (30)
     Common stock - $.20 a share                                              (2,278)                  (2,278)
  Common stock issued for
   bond conversion -
   1,432,296 shares                                     1,432     44,876                               46,308
  Common and treasury stock
   issued for bonuses
   and options - 136,476 shares                             2        138        (865)        4,729      4,004
  Treasury stock purchased - 94,978
   shares                                                                                   (3,595)    (3,595)
                                          -----       -------   --------    --------     ---------   --------
May 31, 1994                                598        12,534    265,790      75,511        (1,762)   352,671

  Net income                                                                  48,017                   48,017
  Cash dividends
   Preferred stock - $5 a share                                                  (30)                     (30)
   Common stock - $.30 a share                                                (3,588)                  (3,588)
  Treasury stock issued for
   bonuses and options -
   20,254 shares                                                     255        (323)          795        727
  Treasury stock purchased -
   1,498,478 shares                                                                        (54,688)   (54,688)
                                          -----       -------   --------    --------     ---------   --------
May 31, 1995                                598        12,534    266,045     119,587       (55,655)   343,109

  Net income                                                                  79,954                   79,954
  Cash dividends
   Preferred stock -  $4.72 a share                                              (28)                     (28)
   Common stock - $.40 a share                                                (4,423)                  (4,423)
  Treasury stock issued for
   bonuses and options - 97,314 shares                               288      (1,161)        3,328      2,455
  Treasury stock purchased -
   7,848 shares                                                                               (417)      (417)
  Retirement of preferred stock            (598)                     (30)                                (628)
                                          -----       -------   --------    --------     ---------   --------
May 31, 1996                              $ --        $12,534   $266,303    $193,929     $ (52,744)  $420,022
                                          =====       =======   ========    ========     =========   ========

</TABLE>

At May 31, 1996, Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital include $127.8
million of accumulated transfers from Retained Earnings in connection with stock
dividends.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                     -17-
<PAGE>
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Texas Industries, Inc. (the Company or TXI), directly or through subsidiaries,
is a producer of steel and cement/concrete products for the construction and
manufacturing industries. Chaparral Steel Company (Chaparral) produces beam,
merchant and special bar quality rounds, reinforcing bars and channels,
primarily for markets in North America and, under certain market conditions,
Europe and Asia. Cement/concrete operations supply cement and aggregates, ready-
mix, pipe, block and brick from facilities concentrated primarily in Texas and
Louisiana, with several products marketed throughout the U.S.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. The minority interest represents
the separate public ownership of Chaparral, 16.4% at May 31, 1996 and 19.1% at
May 31, 1995.

Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment is recorded at
cost. Provisions for depreciation are computed generally using the straight-line
method. Provisions for depletion of mineral deposits are computed on the basis
of the estimated quantity of recoverable raw materials.

Cash Equivalents:  For cash flow purposes, temporary investments which have
maturities of less than 90 days when purchased are considered cash equivalents.

Earnings per Share: Earnings per share are computed by deducting preferred
dividends from net income and adjusting for amortization of additional goodwill
in connection with the contingent payment for the acquisition of Chaparral, then
dividing this amount by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period, including common stock equivalents.

Goodwill: Goodwill, currently being amortized on a straight-line basis over a 
40-year period, is net of accumulated amortization of $14.2 million at May 31,
1996 and $12.2 million at May 31, 1995. A $9.4 million reduction in goodwill was
recognized as of May 31, 1995 due to the realization of certain tax benefits
arising from the acquisition of Chaparral. Management reviews remaining goodwill
with consideration toward recovery through future operating results
(undiscounted) at the current rate of amortization.

Commissioning Costs: The Company's policy for new facilities is to capitalize
certain costs until the facility is substantially complete and ready for its
intended use. Chaparral began the commissioning of the large beam mill in
February 1991. The mill was substantially complete and ready for its intended
use in the third quarter of fiscal 1992 with a total of $15.1 million of costs
deferred. The annual amount of amortization charged to income was $3 million in
1996, 1995 and 1994, based on a five-year period. Total accumulated amortization
is $13.1 million.

                                     -18-
<PAGE>
 
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-Continued

Income Taxes: Accounting for income taxes uses the liability method of
recognizing and classifying deferred income taxes. The Company joins in filing a
consolidated return with its subsidiaries. Current and deferred tax expense is
allocated among the members of the group based on a stand-alone calculation of
the tax of the individual member.

Financial Instruments: The estimated fair value of each class of financial
instrument as of May 31, 1996 approximates carrying value except for Chaparral's
long-term debt. The fair value of long-term debt at May 31, 1996, estimated by
applying discounted cash flow analysis based on interest rates currently
available to the Company for such debt with similar terms and remaining
maturities, is approximately $180.6 million compared to the carrying amount of
$173.7 million.

New Accounting Pronouncements: Effective June 1, 1996, the Company will adopt
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of"
(SFAS 121), that requires recognition of impairment losses on long-lived assets.
Based on estimates as of May 31, 1996, the Company believes its adoption will
not have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company.

The Company has elected to continue utilizing the accounting for stock issued to
directors and employees prescribed by APB No. 25, and therefore, the required
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" (SFAS 123), is expected to have no effect on the
financial position or results of operations of the Company.

WORKING CAPITAL

Working capital totaled $219.3 million at May 31, 1996, compared to $187.6
million at the prior year-end.

Notes and accounts receivable of $113.8 million at May 31, 1996, compared with
$99.4 million in 1995, are presented net of allowances for doubtful receivables
of $3.1 million in 1996 and $3.2 million in 1995.

Inventories are stated at cost (not in excess of market) generally using the
last-in, first-out method (LIFO). If the average cost method (which approximates
current replacement cost) had been used, inventory values would have been higher
by $14.2 million in 1996 and $11.6 million in 1995.

Inventories are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 In thousands                                           1996      1995
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
 
 Finished products                                    $ 64,347  $ 55,874 
 Work in process                                        23,345    19,148 
 Raw materials and supplies                             62,834    50,362 
                                                      --------  -------- 
                                                      $150,526  $125,384 
                                                      ========  ========  
 
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
 
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt is comprised of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                            1996      1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>       <C>
 
 Bank obligations, maturing through 2000, 
   interest rate    
   6.06% (.625% over LIBOR)                           $  9,000  $ 93,000
 Senior notes due through 2008, 
   interest rates average 7.28%                         75,000        --
 Senior notes of Chaparral, due through 2004,
   interest rates average 10.2%                         64,000    72,000
 First mortgage notes of Chaparral, 
   due through 2000, interest rate 14.2%                14,320    20,458
 First mortgage notes of Chaparral, 
   due through 1995, interest rate of 9% 
   (2% over LIBOR)                                          --     1,248
 Pollution control bonds, due through 2007, 
   interest rate 6.19% (75% of prime)                    8,615    10,350
 Other, maturing through 2005, interest rates
   from 8% to 10%                                        2,748     5,695
                                                      --------  --------
                                                       173,683   202,751
 Less current maturities                                13,474    17,477
                                                      --------  --------
                                                      $160,209  $185,274
                                                      ========  ======== 

</TABLE>

Annual maturities of long-term debt for each of the five succeeding years are
$13.5, $13.3, $13.2, $10.9 and $17.8 million.

The Company has available a bank-financed $150 million long-term line of credit.
In addition to the $9 million currently outstanding under this line, $7.7
million has been utilized to support letters of credit. Commitment fees at a
current annual rate of .22% are paid on the unused portion of this line.

In April 1996, the Company concluded the placement of $75 million in fixed-rate
senior notes having an average maturity of ten years and average interest rate
of 7.28%. The proceeds were used to repay bank debt.

Loan agreements contain covenants which provide for minimum working capital,
restrictions on purchases of treasury stock and payment of dividends on common
stock, and limitations on incurring certain indebtedness and making certain
investments. Under the most restrictive of these agreements, the aggregate
amount of annual cash dividends on common stock is limited based on the ratio,
excluding Chaparral, of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization plus dividends from Chaparral to fixed charges. Chaparral loan
agreements also restrict dividends and advances to its shareholders, including
the parent company, to $41 million as of May 31, 1996. The Company and Chaparral
are in compliance with all loan covenant restrictions.

Property, plant and equipment, principally Chaparral's, carried at a net amount
of approximately $203.5 million at May 31, 1996 is mortgaged as collateral for
$15.6 million of secured debt.

The amount of interest paid was $18.9 million in 1996, $18.4 million in 1995 and
$31.6 million in 1994.

                                     -20-
<PAGE>
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Common stock consists of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                        1996     1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>      <C> 
Shares authorized                                  40,000   15,000
Shares outstanding at May 31                       11,100   11,011
Average shares outstanding including equivalents   11,371   12,426
Shares held in treasury                             1,434    1,523
Shares reserved for stock options and other         1,211    1,304
</TABLE>

There are authorized 100,000 shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock, no par value,
of which 20,000 shares are designated $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock (Voting),
redeemable at $105 per share and entitled to $100 per share upon dissolution.
There were 5,976 shares of $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock outstanding at May 31,
1995. On March 29, 1996 the Company redeemed and retired all outstanding shares
of such $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock.

An additional 50,000 shares are designated Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, redeemable under certain conditions at a redemption price,
subject to adjustment, equal to 200 times the aggregate amount to be distributed
per share to holders of Common Stock but not less than $100. There are
outstanding rights, issued to common shareholders under the Company's
Shareholders Protection Plan, to purchase 48,484 shares of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Shares, none of which were outstanding. Under certain
conditions, each right may be exercised to purchase one two-hundredth of a share
for $100. The rights, which are non-voting, expire in August 1996 and may be
redeemed by the Company at a price of five cents per right at any time.

STOCK OPTION PLANS

The Company's stock option plans provide that non-qualified and incentive stock
options to purchase Common Stock may be granted to directors, officers and key
employees at market prices at date of grant. Generally, options become
exercisable in installments beginning one or two years after date of grant and
expire six or ten years later depending on the initial date of grant. A summary
of option transactions for the two years ended May 31, 1996, follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>  
                         Shares Under Option   Aggregate Option Price
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
$ In thousands             1996       1995       1996        1995
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>       <C>         <C>         <C> 
Outstanding at June 1     548,441   360,004     $13,928     $ 7,783
 Granted                  187,200   219,500       8,514       7,002
 Exercised                (96,222)  (19,029)     (2,126)       (432)
 Cancelled                (23,120)  (12,034)       (622)       (425)
                          -------   -------     -------     -------
Outstanding at May 31     616,299   548,441     $19,694     $13,928
                          =======   =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>

At May 31, 1996, there were 164,959 shares exercisable and 519,720 shares
available for future grants. Outstanding options expire on various dates to
January 17, 2006.

                                     -21-
<PAGE>
 
INCOME TAXES

The Company made income tax payments of $38.7 million, $19.7 million and $9.7
million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. An additional income tax provision
of $1,949,000 was recognized in 1994 due to federal tax legislation enacted on
August 10, 1993 which increased the corporate tax rate to 35%.

The provisions for income taxes are composed of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------- 
In thousands        1996     1995      1994
- ---------------------------------------------
<S>                  <C>      <C>      <C>
 
Current             $40,434  $20,266  $11,766
Deferred              6,822    5,434    3,790
                    -------  -------  -------
Expense             $47,256  $25,700  $15,556
                    =======  =======  =======
 
</TABLE>
A reconcilement from statutory federal taxes to the above provisions follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
In thousands                                              1996           1995         1994
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>             <C>          <C>
 
Taxes at statutory rate                                $47,264         $27,258      $15,256
    Change in statutory federal tax rate                    --              --        1,949
    Tax credit carryforwards                                --            (333)         (36)
    Additional depletion                                (2,707)         (2,352)      (2,107)
    Goodwill                                               702             809          811
    State income tax                                     1,905             552          242
    Non taxable insurance benefits                        (561)           (502)        (528)
    Other - net                                            653             268          (31)
                                                       -------         -------      -------
                                                       $47,256         $25,700      $15,556
                                                       =======         =======      =======     
 
</TABLE>
The components of the net deferred tax liability at May 31 are summarized below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
In thousands                                                   1996                  1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                         <C>                  <C>
 
Deferred tax assets
    Deferred compensation                                   $  4,732              $  3,711
    Expenses not currently tax deductible                      9,496                 9,929
    Tax cost in inventory                                      3,698                 3,437
    Net operating loss carryforwards                              --                    14
    Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards                  --                11,713
                                                            --------              --------
        Total deferred tax assets                             17,926                28,804
 
Deferred tax liabilities
    Accelerated tax depreciation                              65,481                68,172
    Deferred real estate gains                                 5,672                 5,663
    Commissioning costs                                          704                 1,760
    Other                                                      1,803                 2,127
                                                            --------              --------
        Total deferred tax liabilities                        73,660                77,722
                                                            --------              --------
Net tax liability                                             55,734                48,918
Less current portion (asset)                                 (10,175)              (20,316)
                                                            --------              --------
Net deferred tax liability                                  $ 65,909              $ 69,234
                                                            ========              ========
 </TABLE>

                                     -22-
<PAGE>
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and
regulations concerning, among other matters, air emissions, furnace dust
disposal and wastewater discharge. The Company believes it is in substantial
compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Notwithstanding
such compliance, if damage to persons or property or contamination of the
environment has been or is caused by the conduct of the Company's business or by
hazardous substances or wastes used in, generated or disposed of by the Company,
the Company may be held liable for such damages and be required to pay the cost
of investigation and remediation of such contamination. The amount of such
liability could be material. Changes in federal or state laws, regulations or
requirements or discovery of unknown conditions could require additional
expenditures by the Company.

The Company and subsidiaries are defendants in lawsuits which arose in the
normal course of business. In management's judgment (based on the opinion of
counsel) the ultimate liability, if any, from such legal proceedings will not
have a material effect on the consolidated financial position.

RETIREMENT PLANS

Substantially all employees of the Company are covered by a series of defined
contribution retirement plans. The amount of pension expense charged to costs
and expenses for the above plans was $2.9 million in 1996, $2.6 million in 1995
and $1.5 million in 1994. It is the Company's policy to fund the plans to the
extent of charges to income.

INCENTIVE PLANS

All personnel employed as of May 31 share in the pretax income of the Company
for the year then ended based on predetermined formulas. The duration of most of
the plans is one year; certain executives are additionally covered under a 
three-year plan. All plans are subject to annual review by the Company's Board 
of Directors. The expense for these plans, included in selling, general and
administrative, was $15.1 million, $8.9 million and $4.1 million for 1996, 1995
and 1994, respectively.

Certain executives of Chaparral participate in a deferred compensation plan
based on a five-year average of earnings. Amounts recorded as expense
(reduction) under the plan were $.7 million, $(.1) million and $(2.0) million
for 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

OPERATING LEASES

Total expense for operating leases for mobile equipment, office space and other
items (other than for mineral rights) amounted to $16.4 million in 1996, $12.0
million in 1995 and $10.0 million in 1994. Non-cancelable operating leases with
an initial or remaining term of more than one year totaled $72.4 million at May
31, 1996. Annual lease payments for the five succeeding years are $15.9 million,
$11.9 million, $8.0 million, $8.5 million and $9.0 million.

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Business segment information is presented on pages 9 and 10. Intersegment sales,
which are not material, are accounted for at prices comparable to normal trade
customer sales. Operating profit is net sales less operating costs and expenses,
excluding general corporate expenses and interest expense. Identifiable assets
by segment are those assets that are used in the Company's operation in each
segment. Corporate assets consist primarily of cash, real estate subsidiaries
and other financial assets not identified with a major business segment.

                                     -23-
<PAGE>
 
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of quarterly financial information (in thousands
except per share):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     1996                 Aug.      Nov.      Feb.       May
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     <S>                  <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>
     Net Sales
       Steel              $138,141  $154,990  $158,954   $155,571
       Cement/concrete      93,963    89,271    76,086    100,473
                          --------  --------  --------   --------
                           232,104   244,261   235,040    256,044
                          ========  ========  ========   ========
 
     Operating profit
       Steel                13,346    19,892    21,173     21,365
       Cement/concrete      24,844    21,903    13,685     29,696
                          --------  --------  --------   --------
                            38,190    41,795    34,858     51,061
                          ========  ========  ========   ========
 
     Net income             17,131    21,452    16,004     25,367
 
     Per share
       Net income             1.53      1.89      1.41       2.22
       Dividends               .10       .10       .10        .10
       Stock price
         High               49 3/4    55 1/4    62 1/4     69 1/4
         Low                35 5/8    47 1/2    50 1/4     60 1/2
 
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     1995                   Aug.      Nov.      Feb.       May
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     Net sales
       Steel              $124,382  $126,273  $132,388   $148,768
       Cement/concrete      76,585    74,822    66,603     80,705
                          --------  --------  --------   --------
                           200,967   201,095   198,991    229,473
                          ========  ========  ========   ========
 
     Operating profit
       Steel                 6,249    11,005    11,143     15,231
       Cement/concrete      18,845    16,502    10,105     23,555
                          --------  --------  --------   --------
                            25,094    27,507    21,248     38,786
                          ========  ========  ========   ========
 
     Net income             10,766    12,010     6,876     18,365
 
     Per share
       Net income*             .85       .96       .55       1.56
       Dividends               .05       .05       .10        .10
       Stock prices
         High               36 3/4    38 7/8    35 1/4     39 1/2
         Low                31 7/8    30        29 1/2     31
 
</TABLE>
     * The sum of these amounts does not equal the annual amount because of
       changes in the average number of common equity shares outstanding during
       the year.

                                     -24-
<PAGE>
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT (Unaudited)

The following condensed balance sheets of the Registrant only (solely parent
company) with subsidiaries carried on the equity method as of May 31, 1996 and
1995 and the related statements of income and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended May 31, 1996, are furnished to satisfy disclosure
requirements due to the percentage of consolidated net assets which reside in
subsidiary companies and which are subject to third party restrictions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Balance Sheets
- --------------        

                                                          May 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                         1996          1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>  
Assets
Current assets
    Cash                                          $  7,603       $  6,537
    Notes and accounts receivable                   54,043         44,831
    Inventories                                     24,654         23,241
    Prepaid expenses                                17,722         27,923
                                                  --------       --------
       TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                        104,022        102,532
 
Other assets
    Investment in and net advances to
        subsidiaries                               313,997        267,394
    Other                                           19,244         20,844
                                                  --------       --------
                                                   333,241        288,238
 
Property, plant and equipment
    Land and land improvements                      73,997         72,989
    Buildings                                       26,546         25,842
    Machinery and equipment                        305,618        275,192
                                                  --------       --------
                                                   406,161        374,023
    Less allowances for depreciation and
        depletion                                  265,839        258,466
                                                  --------       --------
                                                   140,322        115,557
                                                  --------       --------
                                                  $577,585       $506,327
                                                  ========       ========
 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
    Trade accounts payable                        $ 17,502       $ 15,986
    Accrued interest, wages and other items         17,793         14,407
    Current portion of long-term debt                1,109          1,625
                                                  --------       --------
       TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                    36,404         32,018
 
Long-term debt                                      93,512        104,208
 
Deferred federal income taxes and other
        credits                                     27,647         26,992
 
Shareholders' equity
    Preferred stock                                     --            598
    Common stock, $1 par value                      12,534         12,534
    Additional paid-in capital                     266,303        266,045
    Retained earnings                              193,929        119,587
    Cost of common shares in treasury              (52,744)       (55,655)
                                                  --------       --------
                                                   420,022        343,109
                                                  --------       --------
                                                  $577,585       $506,327
                                                  ========       ========
 
</TABLE>

                                     -25-
<PAGE>
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT-Continued

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Statements of Income
- --------------------
 
                                                   Year Ended May 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                 1996         1995         1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>          <C> 
Net sales                                 $347,511      $290,592     $248,325
 
Costs and expenses (income)
  Cost of products sold                    245,037       209,622      198,163
  Selling, general and administrative       38,802        34,264       26,569
  Interest                                  10,476         8,192       12,980
  Other income                              (7,168)       (7,538)      (8,613)
                                          --------      --------     --------
                                           287,147       244,540      229,099
                                          --------      --------     --------
     Income before the following items      60,364        46,052       19,226
 
Income taxes
  Expense                                   20,237        13,566        3,872
  Change in statutory federal tax rate          --            --          268
                                          --------      --------     --------
                                            20,237        13,566        4,140
                                          --------      --------     --------
         Income from operations             40,127        32,486       15,086
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
  Income from continuing operations
    of subsidiaries                         39,827        15,531       10,665
                                          --------      --------     --------
                     NET INCOME           $ 79,954      $ 48,017     $ 25,751
                                          ========      ========     ========
 
 
Statements of Cash Flows
- ------------------------
 
                                                   Year ended May 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                 1996         1995         1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net cash provided by operations           $ 71,770      $ 48,606     $ 39,178
 
Investing activities
  Capital expenditures                     (57,357)      (30,154)     (14,814)
  Proceeds from disposition of assets        1,418         1,899        2,454
  Purchase of investments                       --            --       (2,017)
  Proceeds from investments                     --            --        8,374
  Cash surrender value-insurance            (1,595)       (1,515)        (820)
  Other - net                                3,895          (747)      (7,417)
                                          --------      --------     --------  
    Net cash used by investing             (53,639)      (30,517)     (14,240)
 
Financing activities
  Proceeds of long-term borrowing           97,500        49,500       71,257
  Debt retirements                        (108,686)      (29,324)     (73,505)
  Purchase of treasury shares                 (417)      (54,688)      (3,595)
  Dividends paid                            (4,451)       (3,618)      (2,308)
  Other - net                               (1,011)       (1,619)         (34)
                                          --------      --------     --------
    Net cash used by financing             (17,065)      (39,749)      (8,185)
                                          --------      --------     --------
Increase (decrease) in cash                  1,066       (21,660)      16,753
 
Cash at beginning of year                    6,537        28,197       11,444
                                          --------      --------     --------
Cash at end of year                       $  7,603      $  6,537     $ 28,197
                                          ========      ========     ========
</TABLE>

                                     -26-
<PAGE>
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT-Continued

Notes to Financial Information of Registrant
- --------------------------------------------

Long-term Debt

Annual maturities of long-term debt for each of the five succeeding years are
$1.1, $1.0, $.9, $.9, and $9.8 million.  Long-term debt is comprised of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands                                                  1996      1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>      <C>

Bank obligations, maturing through 2000, interest rate
  6.06% (.625% over LIBOR)                                   $ 9,000  $ 93,000
Senior notes due through 2008, interest rates
  average 7.28%                                               75,000        --
Pollution control bonds, due through 2007, interest rate
  6.19% (75% of prime)                                         8,615    10,350
Other, interest rates from 8% to 10%                           2,006     2,483
                                                             -------  --------
                                                              94,621   105,833
Less current maturities                                        1,109     1,625
                                                             -------  --------
                                                             $93,512  $104,208
                                                             =======  ========
</TABLE>

The Company has available a bank-financed $150 million long-term line of credit.
In addition to the $9 million currently outstanding under this line, $7.7
million has been utilized to support letters of credit. Commitment fees at a
current annual rate of .22% are paid on the unused portion of this line.

In April 1996, the Company concluded the placement of $75 million in fixed-rate
senior notes having an average maturity of ten years and average interest rate
of 7.28%. The proceeds were used to repay bank debt.

Dividends from Subsidiaries

The Company received cash dividends from subsidiaries of $4.8 million in 1996,
$4.8 million in 1995, and $6.4 million in 1994.

Restricted Transfer of Assets from Subsidiaries

Chaparral has loan covenants that restrict the transfer of assets by loans,
advances or dividends to the parent. These covenants require that Chaparral
maintain minimum levels of working capital, restrict loans and the percentage of
net income that can be distributed as dividends. The restricted net assets were
$212.3 million and the restricted retained earnings were $71.8 million at May
31, 1996. The retained earnings of subsidiaries included in the consolidated
retained earnings at May 31, 1996, were $66.6 million.



ITEM 9.   DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
          -----------------------------------------------------

None

                                     -27-
<PAGE>
 
                                   PART III

In accordance with paragraph (3) of General Instruction G to Form 10-K, Part III
of this report is omitted because the Registrant will file with the Securities
Exchange Commission, not later than 120 days after May 31, 1996, a definitive
proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A involving the election of Directors.
Reference is made to the sections of such proxy statement entitled "Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners", "Election of Directors", "Executive
Compensation", "Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation"
and "Security Ownership of Management", which sections of such proxy statement
are incorporated herein by reference. Information concerning the Registrant's
executive officers is set forth under Part I, Item 4a of this report.


                                    PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
          ----------------------------------------------------------------

(a)  Documents filed as a part of this report.
 
     (1)  Financial Statements
 
          Report of Independent Auditors
          Consolidated Balance Sheets - May 31, 1996 and 1995
          Consolidated Statements of Income - Years ended May 31, 1996, 1995
           and 1994
          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended May 31, 1996, 
           1995 and 1994
          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - Years ended May 31,
           1996, 1995 and 1994
          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     (2)  Financial Statement Schedules
 
Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable
or the information required therein is included elsewhere in the financial
statements or notes thereto.

     (3)  Listing of Exhibits

          3.  (i)   Articles of Incorporation
              (ii)  By-laws  (previously filed and incorporated by reference)

          4.  Instruments defining rights of security holders (previously filed
              and incorporated by reference)

The Registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, copies of all
instruments with respect to long-term debt not being registered where the total
amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total
assets of Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

     11.  Statement re:  computation of per share earnings

     21.  Subsidiaries of the Registrant

     23.  Consent of Independent Auditors

     24.  Power of Attorney for certain members of the Board of Directors

     27.  Financial Data Schedule (electronically filed only)

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Registrant's May 31, 1996 Consolidated Financial Statements and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended May 31, 1996.

                                     -28-
<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 26th day of August, 1996.

                                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                By  /s/  Robert D. Rogers
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Robert D. Rogers, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
           Signature                         Title                        Date 
           ---------                         -----                        ----        
<S>    <C>                     <C>                                    <C>
 /s/    Robert D. Rogers       President and Chief Executive Officer  August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------  (Principal Executive Officer)
       Robert D. Rogers        
 
/s/    Richard M. Fowler       Vice President - Finance and           August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------  Chief Financial Officer
       Richard M. Fowler       (Principal Financial Officer)
                               
 
/s/    James R. McCraw         Vice President - Controller            August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------  (Principal Accounting Officer)
       James R. McCraw
         
                               Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------  
       Robert Alpert
 
/s/    Gordon E. Forward*      Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Gordon E. Forward
 
/s/    Richard I. Galland*     Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Richard I. Galland
 
/s/    Gerald R. Heffernan*    Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Gerald R. Heffernan
 
                               Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       James M. Hoak
 
/s/    Ralph B. Rogers*        Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Ralph B. Rogers
 
/s/    Robert D. Rogers        Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Robert D. Rogers
 
/s/    Ian Wachtmeister*       Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Ian Wachtmeister
 
/s/    Elizabeth C. Williams*  Director                               August 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
       Elizabeth C. Williams


* BY  /s/  James R. McCraw     Vice President - Controller            August 26, 1996
      -----------------------                                               
      James R. McCraw
</TABLE> 

                                      -29-
<PAGE>
 
                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Exhibits                                                                   Page
<S>                                                                        <C>
 
 3.1   Articles of Incorporation............................................31
 
 3.2   By-Laws.............................................................. *
 
 4     Instruments defining rights of security holders...................... *
 
 11.1  Statement re:  computation of per share earnings.....................40
 
 21.1  Subsidiaries of the Registrant.......................................41
 
 23.1  Consent of Independent Auditors......................................42
 
 24.1  Power of Attorney for certain members of the Board of Directors......43
 
 27    Financial Data Schedule..............................................**
 
</TABLE>



        *   Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference.
        **  Electronically filed only.

                                     -30-


<PAGE>
 
                                  EXHIBIT 3.1


                                   COMPOSITE
                         CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                      OF

                            TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                    (AS AMENDED THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 1995)


First.  The name of this corporation is TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Second. Its principal office in the State of Delaware is located at No. 100 West
Tenth Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name and
address of its resident agent is The Corporation Trust Company, No. 100 West
Tenth Street, Wilmington 99, Delaware.

Third. The nature of the business of the corporation and the objects and
purposes to be transacted, promoted and carried on are as follows:

1.  To transact any manufacturing or mining business and to purchase and sell
goods, wares and merchandise used for such business; to engage in the business
of producing, mining, manufacturing, buying and selling of building materials of
all kinds; to establish and maintain an oil business with authority to contract
for the lease and purchase of the right to prospect for, develop and use coal
and other minerals, petroleum and gas; also the right to erect, build and own
all necessary oil tanks, cars and pipes necessary for the operation of the
business of the same; to establish and maintain a drilling business with
authority to own and operate drilling rigs, machinery, tools and apparatus
necessary in the boring or otherwise sinking of wells in the production of oil,
gas or water, or either, and the purchase and sale of such goods, wares and
merchandise used for such business; to engage in the business of storing,
transporting, buying and selling oil, gas, salt, brine and other mineral
solutions and liquefied minerals; also sand and clay for the manufacture and
sale of clay products; to purchase and sell goods, wares and merchandise and
agricultural and farm products; to contract for the erection, construction or
repair of any building, structure or improvement, public or private, and erect,
construct or repair same or any part thereof, and to acquire, own, prepare for
use, any materials for such purposes.

2.  To purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold, own, mortgage, or otherwise
lien, pledge, lease, sell, assign, exchange, transfer or in any manner dispose
of, and to invest, deal and trade in and with goods, wares, merchandise and
personal property of any and every class and description within or without the
State of Delaware.

3.  To purchase, take, own, hold, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien, and to
lease, sell, exchange, convey, transfer, or in any manner whatever, dispose of
real property, within or without the State of Delaware.

4.  To acquire by purchase, subscription, or otherwise, and to own, hold for
investment, or otherwise, and to use, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge,
exchange, or otherwise dispose of stock, bonds, debentures, notes, script,
securities, evidences of indebtedness, contracts or obligations of any
corporations, associations or trust estates, domestic or foreign, or of any firm
or individual, or of the United States, or any state, territory, or dependency
of the United States, or any foreign country, or any municipality, or local
authority, within or without the United States, and also to issue in exchange
therefor, stocks, bonds or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the
corporation, and while the owner or holder of any such property, to receive,
collect and dispose of the interest, dividends and income on or from such
property, and to possess and exercise in respect thereto, all of the rights,
powers and privileges of ownership, including all voting power thereon.

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5.  To aid in any manner, any corporation, association or trust estate, domestic
or foreign, or any firm or individual, any shares of stock in which, or any
bonds, debentures, notes, securities, evidences of indebtedness, contracts, or
obligations of which are held by or for it, directly or indirectly, or in which
or in the welfare of which it shall have any interest, and to do any acts
designed to protect, preserve, improve, or enhance the value of any property at
any time held or controlled by it, or in which it may be at any time interested,
directly or indirectly, or through other corporations, or otherwise; and to
organize or promote or facilitate the organization of subsidiary companies.

6.  To acquire the good will, rights and property, and to undertake the whole,
or any part of the assets and liabilities of any firm, person, association or
corporation; to pay for the same in cash, the stock of this company, bonds, or
otherwise, to hold or in any manner to dispose of the whole or any part of the
property so purchased; to conduct in any lawful manner the whole or any part of
any business so acquired, and to exercise all the powers necessary or convenient
in and about the conduct and management of such business.

7.  To borrow money for any of the purposes of the corporation, and to draw,
make, accept, endorse, discount, execute, issue, sell, pledge, or otherwise
dispose of promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds,
debentures and other negotiable or non-negotiable, transferable or non-
transferable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, and to secure the
payment thereof and the interest thereon by mortgage or pledge, conveyance or
assignment, in trust of the whole or any part of the property of the corporation
at the time owned, or thereafter acquired.

8.  To guarantee the payment of dividends upon any capital stock, and to endorse
or otherwise guarantee the principal or interest or both of any bonds,
debentures, notes, script, or other obligations, or evidences of indebtedness,
or the performance of any contract or obligations of any other corporation,
trust estate or association, domestic or foreign, or of any firm or individual
in which it may have a lawful interest, and in so far and to the extent that
such guaranty may be permitted by law.

9.  To own, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire lands and/or coal, oil, gas,
mineral and timber rights in land, and to produce therefrom coal, oil, gas,
minerals and other substances, to develop such lands or rights in lands by
operating coal and other mines, and gas, oil and other wells thereon, and to
market and sell products therefrom.

10.  To purchase or otherwise acquire, apply for, register, hold, use, sell, or
in any manner dispose of and to grant licenses or other rights in and in any
manner deal with patents, inventions, improvements, processes, formulas, trade
marks, trade names, rights and licenses secured under letters, patents,
copyrights, or otherwise.

11.  To purchase or otherwise acquire shares of its own stock and options to
purchase shares of its own stock (so far as may be permitted by law), and its
bonds, debentures, notes, script, or other securities, or evidences of
indebtedness, and to cancel or to hold, transfer, or reissue the same to such
persons, firms, corporations, or associations, and upon such terms and
conditions as the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine, without
offering any thereof on the same terms, or on any terms, to the stockholders
then of record, or to any class of stockholders.

12.  To acquire, buy, hold, own, sell, lease, exchange, trade and otherwise deal
in any and all kinds of manufactured articles, raw materials, minerals, oils,
gases, liquids, animal and plant products, and any other goods, wares and
merchandise, articles, substances and things whatsoever, and generally to carry
on the business of storekeepers, merchants, factors, traders, importers and
exporters.

13.  To manufacture, improve, repair and work upon minerals, metals, wood, oils
and other liquids, gases, chemicals, animal and plant products, or any of the
products and by-products thereof, or any article or thing into the manufacture
of which any of the foregoing may enter.

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14.  To do any and all things necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the
objects herein enumerated or necessary or incidental to the protection and
benefit of the corporation, and in general to carry on any lawful business
necessary or incidental to the attainment of the purposes of the corporation,
whether such business is similar in nature to the objects and powers hereinabove
set forth or otherwise.

15.  To do any and all of the things herein set forth as principal agent,
contractor, trustee, or otherwise, alone or in company with others.

16.  To have one or more offices and to conduct any or all of its operations and
business and to promote its objects, within or without the State of Delaware,
without restriction as to place or amount.

The objects and purposes specified hereinabove shall be regarded as independent
objects and purposes, and except where otherwise expressed, shall be in no way
limited, nor restricted by reference to, or inference from the terms of any
other clause or paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation.

The foregoing shall be construed both as objects and powers and the enumeration
thereof shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers
conferred on this corporation by the laws of the State of Delaware.

Fourth.  The total number of shares of all classes of stock which this
Corporation is authorized to issue is Forty Million (40,000,000) shares of
Common Stock of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each and One Hundred
Thousand (100,000) shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the Preferred Stock) without par value. The designations and
powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of the shares of each class of stock are as follows:

                                PREFERRED STOCK

1.  The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series,
each of such series to have such voting powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, as are stated and expressed herein or in a
resolution or resolutions, providing for the issue of such series, adopted by
the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.

2.  Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors, subject to
the provisions hereof, to authorize one or more series of Preferred Stock and
with respect to each series (except the series hereinafter designated as $5
Cumulative Preferred Stock), to fix by resolution or resolutions providing for
the issue of such series:

(a)  The number of shares to constitute such series and the distinctive
designation thereof;

(b)  The dividend rate on the shares of such series, and the date or dates from
which dividends shall accumulate;

(c)  Whether or not the shares of such series shall be redeemable, and, if
redeemable, the price which the shares of such series shall be entitled to
receive upon the redemption thereof;

(d)  Whether or not the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation
of retirement or sinking funds to be applied to the purchase or redemption of
such shares for retirement and, if such retirement or sinking fund or funds be
established, the annual amount thereof and the terms and provisions relative to
the operation thereof;

(e)  Whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of
the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation and the
conversion price or prices or the rate or rates at which such exchange may be
made, with such adjustments, if any, as shall be stated and expressed or
provided in such resolution or resolutions;

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(f) The amount which the shares of such series shall be entitled to receive
upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
corporation;

(g) The voting power, if any, of the shares of such series; and

(h) Such other special rights and protective provisions as to the Board of
Directors may seem advisable.

3.  Holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as
declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the
payment of dividends, cumulative dividends at the annual rates fixed therefor as
herein provided, and no more, payable quarterly on January 31, April 30, July 31
and October 31 in each year, in preference to dividends on any other class of
stock of the corporation. No dividend shall be declared and set apart for
payment on any series of Preferred Stock in respect of any quarterly dividend
period unless there shall likewise be or have been declared and set apart for
payment on all shares of Preferred Stock of each other series at the time
outstanding dividends ratably in accordance with the sums which would be payable
on the said shares if all dividends were declared and paid in full.

So long as any Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, unless dividends on all
outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, at the annual rate and from the dates
fixed for the accumulation thereof, shall have been paid, or declared and set
apart for payment, no dividends (other than dividends payable in Common Stock)
shall be paid upon, nor shall any distribution be made on the Common Stock, and
no Common Stock shall be purchased or otherwise acquired for value by the
corporation.

4. The corporation, by action of its Board of Directors, may redeem the whole
or any part of any series of the Preferred Stock, at any time or from time to
time, by paying in cash the redemption price of shares of the particular series,
fixed therefor as herein provided, together with a sum in the case of each share
of each series so to be redeemed, computed at the annual dividend rate for the
series of which the particular share is a part, from the date from which
dividends on such share became cumulative to the date fixed for such redemption,
less the aggregate of the dividends theretofore or on such redemption date paid
thereon. At least thirty (30) days and not more than sixty (60) days previous
notice of every such redemption shall be given by publication or by mailing, as
determined by the Board of Directors, to the holders of record of the shares of
the Preferred Stock so to be redeemed, at their respective addresses as the same
shall appear on the books of the corporation. In case of the redemption of a
part only of any series of the Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the
corporation shall select by lot the shares so to be redeemed. The Board of
Directors shall have full power and authority, subject to the limitations and
provisions herein contained, to prescribe the manner in which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, the shares of the Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from
time to time. At any time after notice of redemption shall have been published
or mailed as above provided to the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock so
to be redeemed, the corporation may deposit all funds necessary for such
redemption, in trust, with a bank or trust company having capital, surplus and
undivided profits of at least $2,000,000 named in such notice, for payment, on
or before the date fixed for redemption, to the holders of shares called for
redemption. Upon the making of such deposit, or if no such deposit is made then
upon such redemption date (unless the corporation shall default in making
payment of the amount payable upon redemption), holders of the shares of
Preferred Stock called for redemption shall cease to be stockholders with
respect to such shares notwithstanding that any certificate for such shares
shall not have been surrendered, and thereafter such shares shall no longer be
transferable on the books of the corporation and such holders shall have no
interest in or claim against the corporation with respect to said shares, except
the right (a) to receive payment of the amount payable upon redemption and no
more upon surrender of their certificates, or (b) to exercise on or before the
date fixed for redemption the rights, if any, not theretofore expiring, which
the holder shall have to convert the shares so called for redemption into, or to
exchange such shares for, shares of stock of any other class or classes or of
any other series of the same class or any other class or classes of stock of the
corporation. Any funds deposited in trust as aforesaid which shall not be
required for such redemption, because of the exercise of any right of conversion
or otherwise, subsequent to the date of such deposit, shall be returned to the
corporation forthwith. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall
belong to the corporation and be paid to it from time to time. Any funds so
deposited by the corporation and unclaimed at the end of five years from the
date fixed for such redemption shall be repaid to the

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corporation upon its request, after which repayment the holders of such shares
so called for redemption shall look only to the corporation for payment of the
redemption price. Nothing herein contained shall limit any right of the
corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of the Preferred Stock.

5.  Before any amount shall be paid to, or any assets distributed among, the
holders of the Common Stock upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the corporation, and after paying or providing for the payment of all creditors
of the corporation, the holders of each series of the Preferred Stock at the
time outstanding shall be entitled to be paid in cash the amount for the
particular series fixed therefor as herein provided, together with a sum in the
case of each share of each series, computed at the annual dividend rate for the
series of which the particular share is a part, from the date from which
dividends on such share became cumulative to the date fixed for the payment of
such distributive amount, less the aggregate of the dividends theretofore or on
such date paid thereon; but no payments on account of such distributive amounts
shall be made to the holders of any series of the Preferred Stock unless there
shall likewise be paid at the same time to the holders of each other series of
the Preferred Stock at the time outstanding like proportionate distributive
amounts, ratably, in proportion to the full distributive amounts to which they
are respectively entitled as herein provided. The holders of the Preferred Stock
of any series shall not be entitled to receive any amounts with respect thereto
upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation other than
the amounts referred to in this paragraph. Neither the consolidation or merger
of the corporation with any other corporation or corporations, nor the sale or
transfer by the corporation of all or any part of its assets, shall be deemed to
be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation.

6.  An initial series of the Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time as
the Board of Directors may deem advisable with the following voting powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions:

(a) The number of shares to constitute such series shall be Ten Thousand
(10,000) and the distinctive designation of such series shall be "$5 Cumulative
Preferred Stock".

(b) The dividend rate on the shares of such series shall be Five Dollars ($5.00)
per annum, and the date or dates from and after which dividends shall accumulate
on any issued share of such series shall be the date of the first day following
the quarterly payment date next succeeding the date upon which such share was
issued.

(c) The shares of such series shall be redeemable and the price which the shares
of such series shall be entitled to receive upon the redemption thereof shall be
One Hundred Five Dollars ($105.00) per share.

(d) The shares of such series shall not be subject to the operation of any
retirement or sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such
shares for retirement.

(e) The shares of such series shall not, as a matter of right, be convertible
into nor exchangeable for any shares of any other class or classes or of any
other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the
corporation.

(f) The preferential amount to which the holders of shares of such series shall
be entitled upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation
shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per share.

(g) Each share of the $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock, shall entitle the holder
thereof to one vote per share upon any question presented to any stockholders
meeting and shall be equal in voting power in all respects to each share of
Common Stock of the corporation.

                                 COMMON STOCK

1.  Subject to all of the rights of the Preferred Stock, dividends may be paid
upon the Common Stock as and when declared by the Board of Directors out of any
funds legally available therefor.

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     2. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation,
whether voluntary or involuntary, and after paying or providing for the payment
to the holders of shares of all series of the Preferred Stock of the full
distributive amounts to which they are respectively entitled as herein provided,
the remaining net assets of the corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the
holders of the Common Stock.

     3. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as fixed in any
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors as provided herein
with respect to any series of the Preferred Stock and except as otherwise may be
required by law, the holders of the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right
to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes, each holder of
Common Stock being entitled to one vote for each share thereof held. The holders
of a majority of the stock of the corporation entitled to vote must be present
in person or by proxy at each meeting of the stockholders to constitute a
quorum, less than a quorum, however, having power to adjourn.

                                    GENERAL

     1. No holder of any stock of the corporation shall be entitled as a matter
of right to purchase or subscribe for any part of any stock of the corporation,
authorized by this certificate, or of any additional stock of any class to be
issued by reason of any increase of the authorized stock of the corporation, or
of any bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or other securities
convertible into stock of the corporation, but any stock authorized by this
certificate or any such additional authorized issue of new stock or of
securities convertible into stock may be issued and disposed of by the Board of
Directors to such persons, firms, corporations or associations for such
consideration and upon such terms and in such manner as the Board of Directors
may in their discretion determine without offering any thereof on the same terms
or on any terms to the stockholders then of record or to any class of
stockholders.

     2. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name any
share, right or option is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in
such share, right or option on the part of any other person, whether or not the
corporation shall have notice thereof, save as may be expressly provided by the
laws of the State of Delaware.

     3. A director shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the
books of account of the corporation or statements prepared by any of its
officials as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net
profits of the corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared
and paid.

     4. Without action by the stockholders, the shares of stock may be issued by
the corporation from time to time for such consideration as may be fixed from
time to time by the Board of Directors thereof, and any and all such shares so
issued, the full consideration for which has been paid or delivered, shall be
deemed fully paid stock and not liable to any further call or assessment
thereon, and the holder of such shares shall not be liable for any further call
or assessment thereon, or for any other payment thereon.

     Fifth. The minimum amount of capital with which it will commence business
is One Thousand and No/100 ($1,000.00) Dollars.

     Sixth. The name and place of residence of each of the incorporators are as
follows:

<TABLE>
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              NAME                                       RESIDENCE          
          <S>                                       <C>
          S. L. Mackey                              Wilmington, Delaware
          K. D. Rau                                 Wilmington, Delaware
          H. Kennedy                                Wilmington, Delaware
</TABLE>

     Seventh.  This corporation is to have perpetual existence.

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     Eighth. The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to
the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.

     Ninth. All corporate powers shall be exercised by the Board of Directors,
except as otherwise provided by statute or by this Certificate of Incorporation.

     The directors of the corporation shall be elected by the stockholders of
the corporation at the time and in the manner specified in the By-laws of the
corporation; such election of directors need not be by ballot.

     Tenth. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the
laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized:

     1. To fix, determine and vary from time to time the amount to be maintained
as surplus and the amount or amounts to be set apart as working capital.

     2. To set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for
dividends, a reserve or reserves for any proper purposes and/or to abolish any
such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

     3. By resolutions adopted by the majority of the entire Board of Directors,
to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal By-laws for the corporation
without any action on the part of the stockholders. The stockholders of the
corporation shall not make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal By-laws of
the corporation, either directly or by way of amending the Certificate of
Incorporation of this corporation, except by the affirmative vote of the holders
of 75 percent or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
shares of stock of all classes and series of the corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, at a
duly called meeting of the stockholders, provided that notice of the proposed
change in the By-laws is contained in the notice of the meeting. In addition to
any requirement of law or any other provision of this Certificate of
Incorporation or of the By-laws of this corporation, the affirmative vote of the
holders of 75 percent or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding shares of stock of all classes and series of the corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a
single class, shall be required to amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any
provision inconsistent with, this Section 3 of this Article Tenth.

     4. To authorize and cause to be executed mortgages and liens without limit
as to amount upon the real and personal property of the corporation, including
after acquired property.

     5. From time to time to determine whether and to what extent and at what
times and places and under what conditions and regulations the books and
accounts of this corporation or any of them other than the stock ledger, shall
be open to the inspection of the stockholders, and no stockholder shall have any
right to inspect any account or book or document of the corporation, except as
conferred by law or authorized by resolution of the directors or of the
stockholders.

     6. To authorize the payment of compensation to the directors for services
to the corporation, including fees for attendance at meetings of the Board of
Directors, of the Executive Committee, and of other Committees, and to determine
the amount of such compensation and fees.

     7. To sell, lease or exchange all of its property and assets, including its
good will and its corporate franchises upon such terms and conditions and for
such consideration which may be in whole or in part shares of stock in and/or
other securities of any other corporation or corporations when and as authorized
by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock issued and
outstanding having voting power given at a stockholders' meeting duly called for
that purpose or when authorized by the written consent of the holders of a
majority of the voting stock issued and outstanding.

     8. This corporation may in its By-laws, confer powers additional to the
foregoing upon the directors, in addition to the powers and authorities
expressly conferred upon them by law.

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Eleventh. A director of the corporation shall not be disqualified by his office
from dealing or contracting with the corporation, either as a vendor, purchaser
or otherwise, nor shall any transaction or contract of the corporation be void
or voidable by reason of the fact that any director or any firm of which any
director is a member or any corporation of which any director is a share holder,
officer or director is in any way interested in such transaction or contract,
provided that such transaction or contract is or shall be authorized, ratified
or approved either (1) by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Board of
Directors or of the Executive Committee without counting in such majority or
quorum any director so interested, or member of a firm so interested, or a share
holder, officer or director of a corporation so interested, or (2) by the
written consent or by the vote at any stockholders' meeting of the holders of
record of a majority of all the outstanding shares of stock of the corporation
entitled to vote, nor shall any director be liable to account to the corporation
for any profits realized by or from or through any such transaction or contract
of the corporation authorized, ratified or approved as aforesaid by reason of
the fact that he or any firm of which he is a member, or any corporation of
which he is a share holder, officer or director was interested in such
transaction or contract. Nothing herein contained shall create liability in the
events above described or prevent the authorization, ratification or approval of
such transactions or contracts in any other manner permitted by law.

Any contract, transaction or act of the corporation or of the Board of Directors
which shall be ratified by a quorum of the stockholders entitled to vote at any
annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose shall be valid
and binding as though ratified by every stockholder of the corporation;
provided, however, that any failure of the stockholders to approve or ratify
such contract, transaction or act when and if submitted, shall not be deemed in
any way to invalidate the same or to deprive the corporation, its directors or
officers of their right to proceed with such contract, transaction or action.

It is hereby expressly provided that the directors and officers and former
directors and officers of the corporation shall be fully protected and
indemnified against any personal liability to others that may arise by reason of
any of their actions taken in good faith on behalf or for the benefit of the
corporation to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as
amended from time to time, Directors and former directors of the corporation
shall not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

Twelfth. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the
corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the corporation and may not be effected by any consent in
writing by such stockholders. In addition to any requirement of law or any other
provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or of the By-laws of this
corporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of 75 percent or more of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of stock of all classes and
series of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter
or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article Twelfth.

Thirteenth. If the By-laws so provide, the stockholders and directors shall have
power to hold their meetings, to have an office or offices and to keep the books
of this corporation (subject to the provisions of the statute), outside the
State of Delaware, at such places as may from time to time be designated by the
By-laws or by resolution of the directors.

Fourteenth. This corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the
manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights conferred on officers,
director and stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

Fifteenth. A. Except as set forth in Paragraph B. of this Article Fifteenth, the
affirmative vote of the holders of eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding stock
of the Company entitled to vote shall be required for:

(i) any merger or consolidation to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
and an Interested Person (as hereinafter defined) are parties;

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(ii) any sale or other disposition by the Company, or any of its subsidiaries,
of all or any substantial part of its assets to an Interested Person;

(iii) any purchase or other acquisition by the Company, or any of its
subsidiaries, of all or any substantial part of the assets of an Interested
Person; and

(iv) any other transaction with an Interested Person which requires the approval
of the Shareholders of the Company under the Delaware Business Corporation Law,
as in effect from time to time.

B. The provisions of Paragraph A. shall not be applicable to any transaction
approved by vote of eighty percent (80%) of the Board of Directors if, at the
time of the Board's approval of such transaction, the Board included no director
whose election had been effected by the vote of an Interested Person in
opposition to the recommendation of Management, and the transaction provides
that the Shareholders receive for their shares cash or other consideration equal
to, or greater than, the highest price paid by an Interested Person for any
shares of the Company (including brokerage commissions and/or soliciting
dealers' fees).

C. As used in this Article Fifteenth the term "Interested Person" shall mean any
person, firm or corporation, or any group thereof acting or intending to act in
concert, including any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such person, firm or
corporation or group, which owns of record or beneficially, directly or
indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of any class of voting securities of the
Company.

D. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have full power and authority to
interpret, construe and apply the provisions of this Article Fifteenth.

E. The affirmative vote of the holders of eighty percent (80%) of the
outstanding stock of the Company entitled to vote shall be required to amend,
alter or repeal this Article Fifteenth.

F. For purposes of any vote required by this Article Fifteenth, all classes of
voting stock of the Company shall be considered as one class.

We, the undersigned, being all of the incorporators for the purpose of forming a
corporation in pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the State of Delaware,
entitled "An Act Providing a General Corporation Law", (approved March 10,
1899), and the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, do make and
file this Certificate of Incorporation, hereby declaring and certifying that the
facts herein stated are true, and accordingly hereunto have set our respective
hands and seals this 17th day of April, A. D. 1951.


                              S. L. Mackey             (SEAL)

                              K. D. Rau                (SEAL)

                              H. Kennedy               (SEAL)

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                                 EXHIBIT 11.1

                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                              Year Ended May 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In thousands except per share                   1996          1995         1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>          <C>
 
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
 Primary
    Average shares outstanding               11,054        12,253       11,208
    Stock options and other equivalents -
       treasury stock method using
       average market prices                    317           173          119
                                            -------       -------      -------
                                TOTALS       11,371        12,426       11,327
                                            =======       =======      =======
 
 Fully diluted
    Average common shares outstanding        11,054        12,253       11,208
    Stock options and other equivalents -
       treasury stock method using end of
       quarter market price if higher than
       average                                  347           173          139
    Assumed conversion of 9% convertible
       subordinated debentures                   --            --        1,251
                                            -------       -------      -------
                                TOTALS       11,401        12,426       12,598
                                            =======       =======      =======
 
INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
 Primary
    Net income                              $79,954       $48,017      $25,751
    Adjustments
       Dividend on preferred stock              (28)          (30)         (30)
       Contingent price amortization            233           233          233
                                            -------       -------      -------
                                NET INCOME  $80,159       $48,220      $25,954
                                            =======       =======      =======
 
 Fully diluted
    Net income                              $79,954       $48,017      $25,751
    Adjustments
       9% convertible subordinated debenture
         interest, net of federal income tax
         effect                                  --           --         1,728
       Dividend on preferred stock              (28)         (30)          (30)
       Contingent price amortization            233          233           233
                                            -------      -------       -------
                                NET INCOME  $80,159      $48,220       $27,682
                                            =======      =======       =======
 
PER SHARE
 Primary
    Net income per common share and
      common equivalent share               $  7.05      $  3.88       $  2.29
                                            =======      =======       =======
 
 Fully diluted
    Net income per common share and
      dilutive common equivalent share      $  7.03      $  3.88       $  2.20*
                                            =======      =======       =======
 
</TABLE>
*Not separately disclosed on the Consolidated Statements of Income due to 9%
convertible subordinated debentures being converted in April 1994.
      
                                     -40-

<PAGE>
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1


<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                                                STATE OF
WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT                       INCORPORATION
- ---------------------------------------                       ------------
<S>                                                           <C>   
Athens Brick Company                                            Delaware
Brookhollow Corporation                                         Delaware
        Brookhollow of Alexandria, Inc.                         Louisiana
        Brook Hollow Properties, Inc.                           Texas
        Brookhollow of North Carolina, Inc.                     North Carolina
        Brookhollow of Virginia, Inc.                           Virginia
        Southwestern Financial Corporation, formerly            
         Clodine Properties Inc.                                Texas
Cemstar Inc.                                                    Texas
Creole Corporation                                              Delaware
Diamond Pro Inc.                                                Texas
Dolphin Construction Company                                    Louisiana
Earthen Technologies, Inc.                                      Texas
Louisiana Industries, Inc.                                      Louisiana
Pacific Custom Materials, Inc.                                  California
TXI Aviation, Inc.                                              Texas
TXI Cement Company, formerly TXI Structural Products, Inc.      Delaware
TXI Transportation Company                                      Texas


COMPANY 84% OWNED BY REGISTRANT
- -------------------------------

Chaparral Steel Company                                         Delaware
        Chaparral Steel Texas, Inc.                             Delaware
        Chaparral Steel Holding, Inc.                           Delaware
        Chaparral Steel Trust                                   Delaware
        Chaparral Steel Midlothian, LP                          Delaware
        Castelite Steel Products Inc.                           Texas
 
 
        COMPANIES 80% OWNED BY CHAPARRAL
        --------------------------------

                 America Steel Transport, Inc.                  Texas
</TABLE> 
 
                                     -41-

<PAGE>
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
Number 2-95879 on Form S-8, Post-Effective Amendment Number 9 to Registration
Statement Number 2-48986 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement Number 33-53715
on Form S-8 of Texas Industries, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our
report dated July 12, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Texas Industries, Inc. included in the annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended May 31, 1996.



                                                Ernst & Young LLP
 



Dallas, Texas
August 26, 1996

                                     -42-

<PAGE>
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints ROBERT D.
ROGERS, RICHARD M. FOWLER and JAMES R. McCRAW, and each of them, with full power
of substitution as the undersigned's attorney or attorney-in-fact, to sign for
each of them and in each of their names, as members of the Board of Directors,
an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1996, and any and all
amendments, filed by TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of
1934, as amended, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things necessary or appropriate to be done in the premises.

DATED:    July 12, 1996


                                        ----------------------------------------
 
                                                ROBERT ALPERT
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     GORDON E. FORWARD
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                GORDON E. FORWARD
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     RICHARD I. GALLAND
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                RICHARD I. GALLAND
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     GERALD R. HEFFERNAN
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                GERALD R. HEFFERNAN
                                                (Director)

 
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                JAMES M. HOAK
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     RALPH B. ROGERS
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                RALPH B. ROGERS
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     IAN WACHTMEISTER
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                IAN WACHTMEISTER
                                                (Director)

                                        /s/     ELIZABETH C. WILLIAMS
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                ELIZABETH C. WILLIAMS
                                                (Director)

STATE OF TEXAS          (S)
                        (S)
COUNTY OF DALLAS        (S)

        On this 12th day of July, 1996, before me personally came ROBERT
ALPERT, GORDON E. FORWARD, RICHARD I. GALLAND, GERALD R. HEFFERNAN, JAMES M.
HOAK, RALPH B. ROGERS, IAN WACHTMEISTER AND ELIZABETH C. WILLIAMS, known to me
to be the same persons described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney and each of them duly acknowledged to me that they each executed the
same for the purposes therein stated.



                                        /s/     GWYNN E. HERRICK
                                        ----------------------------------------
    [SEAL]                              Notary Public in and for the
                                         State of Texas

                                     -43-
 

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
 
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE REGISTRANT'S AUDITED MAY 31, 1996 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>    1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          MAY-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAY-31-1996
<CASH>                                          28,055
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  116,876
<ALLOWANCES>                                     3,114
<INVENTORY>                                    150,526
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               324,917
<PP&E>                                         937,880
<DEPRECIATION>                                 562,575
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 801,063
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          105,572
<BONDS>                                        160,209
<COMMON>                                        12,534
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     407,488
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   801,063
<SALES>                                        967,449
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               967,449
<CGS>                                          756,715
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  756,715
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 1,019
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              19,960
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                135,041
<INCOME-TAX>                                    47,256
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             87,785
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    79,954
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     7.05
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     7.03
        


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