EXHIBIT 12.1



COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIBIARIES



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|In thousands except ratios                                                                        |  | 2004                         |        | 2003 |                    |         | 2004 |  | 2003 |         |  | 2002 |         | 2001 |  |   | 2000    | 
|Earnings                                                                                          |  |                              |        |      |                    |         |      |  |      |         |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and changes in accounting principles |  | $                            | 53,806 |      | $                  | (27,061 | )    |  | $    | 51,545  |  | $    | (40,391 | )    |  | $ | 72,550  |  | $ | 37,571  |   |  | $ | 103,974 |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              | 19,094 |      |                    | 21,965  |      |  |      | 82,287  |  |      | 53,730  |      |  |   | 62,367  |  |   | 73,247  |   |  |   | 63,727  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                              |  |                              | 702    |      |                    | 702     |      |  |      | 2,808   |  |      | 2,808   |      |  |   | 2,808   |  |   | 1,708   |   |  |   | 1,424   |  
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                        |  |                              |       |      |                    |        |      |  |      |        |  |      |        |      |  |   |        |  |   | (15,601 | ) |  |   | (12,705 | )
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|Adjusted earnings                                                                                 |  | $                            | 73,602 |      | $                  | (4,394  | )    |  | $    | 136,640 |  | $    | 16,147  |      |  | $ | 137,725 |  | $ | 96,925  |   |  | $ | 156,420 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              |        |      |                    |         |      |  |      |         |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                  |  | $                            | 16,694 |      | $                  | 18,584  |      |  | $    | 70,608  |  | $    | 42,080  |      |  | $ | 49,334  |  | $ | 45,376  |   |  | $ | 41,220  |  
|Interest capitalized                                                                              |  |                              |       |      |                    |        |      |  |      |        |  |      |        |      |  |   |        |  |   | 15,601  |   |  |   | 12,705  |  
|Net amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance expense                                   |  |                              | 367    |      |                    | 1,207   |      |  |      | 3,090   |  |      | 3,802   |      |  |   | 4,346   |  |   | 2,685   |   |  |   | 2,523   |  
|Interest portion of rent expense                                                                  |  |                              | 2,033  |      |                    | 2,174   |      |  |      | 8,589   |  |      | 7,848   |      |  |   | 8,687   |  |   | 9,585   |   |  |   | 7,279   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                               |  | $                            | 19,094 |      | $                  | 21,965  |      |  | $    | 82,287  |  | $    | 53,730  |      |  | $ | 62,367  |  | $ | 73,247  |   |  | $ | 63,727  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                |  |                              | 3.85   |      |                    | (.20    | )    |  |      | 1.66    |  |      | .30     |      |  |   | 2.21    |  |   | 1.32    |   |  |   | 2.45    |  
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|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges                                                     |  | $                            |       |      | $                  | 26,359  |      |  | $    |        |  | $    | 37,583  |      |  | $ |        |  | $ |        |   |  | $ |        |  
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