WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                         Date of Report: August 3, 2005




                               NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



   New Jersey                        1-640                       13-5267260
 (State or other                  (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                 File Number)                  Identification
  incorporation)                                                     No.)



       5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX                  75240-2697
       (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)



                                 (972) 233-1700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01           Regulation FD Disclosure.

     Pursuant  to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this  current  report,  the  registrant
hereby furnishes the information set forth in its press release issued on August
3, 2005,  a copy of which is attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and  incorporated
herein by reference.

     The information,  including the exhibit,  the registrant  furnishes in this
report is not deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  section  18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
that  section.  Registration  statements  or  other  documents  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  shall not incorporate  this  information by
reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                (c) Exhibits.

                Item No.        Exhibit Index
                ----------      ----------------------------------------
                99.1            Press Release dated August 3, 2005 issued by the
                                registrant.




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                                    SIGNATURE


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

                                                  NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                  (Registrant)




                                                  By:    /s/ Gregory M. Swalwell
                                                         -----------------------
                                                         Gregory M. Swalwell
                                                         Vice President, Finance




Date:  August 3, 2005




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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press release dated August 3, 2005 issued by NL Industries, Inc.