EXHIBIT 12.1



COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIBIARIES





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|                                                                                                |  |   | Nine Months ended |  |   |              |   | 
|                                                                                                |  |   | February 28,      |  |   | February 29, |   |  |   | Year Ended May 31, | 
|In thousands except ratios                                                                      |  |   | 2005              |  |   | 2004         |   |  |   | 2004               |  |   | 2003    |   |  |   | 2002    |  |   | 2001    |   |  |   | 2000    |  
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|Earnings                                                                                        |  |   |                   |  |   |              |   |  |   |                    |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuingoperations before income taxesand changes in accounting principles |  | $ | 122,615           |  | $ | (78          | ) |  | $ | 51,545             |  | $ | (40,391 | ) |  | $ | 72,550  |  | $ | 37,571  |   |  | $ | 103,974 |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                   |  |   | 58,085            |  |   | 62,419       |   |  |   | 82,287             |  |   | 53,730  |   |  |   | 62,367  |  |   | 73,247  |   |  |   | 63,727  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                            |  |   | 2,106             |  |   | 2,106        |   |  |   | 2,808              |  |   | 2,808   |   |  |   | 2,808   |  |   | 1,708   |   |  |   | 1,424   |  
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                      |  |   | --                |  |   | --           |   |  |   | --                 |  |   | --      |   |  |   | --      |  |   | (15,601 | ) |  |   | (12,705 | )
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|Adjusted earnings                                                                               |  | $ | 182,806           |  | $ | 64,447       |   |  | $ | 136,640            |  | $ | 16,147  |   |  | $ | 137,725 |  | $ | 96,925  |   |  | $ | 156,420 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                   |  |   |                   |  |   |              |   |  |   |                    |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                |  | $ | 50,807            |  | $ | 53,244       |   |  | $ | 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                                 |  |   | 1,116             |  |   | 2,640        |   |  |   | 3,090              |  |   | 3,802   |   |  |   | 4,346   |  |   | 2,685   |   |  |   | 2,523   |  
|Interest portion of rent expense                                                                |  |   | 6,162             |  |   | 6,535        |   |  |   | 8,589              |  |   | 7,848   |   |  |   | 8,687   |  |   | 9,585   |   |  |   | 7,279   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                             |  | $ | 58,085            |  | $ | 62,419       |   |  | $ | 82,287             |  | $ | 53,730  |   |  | $ | 62,367  |  | $ | 73,247  |   |  | $ | 63,727  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                              |  |   | 3.15              |  |   | 1.03         |   |  |   | 1.66               |  |   | .30     |   |  |   | 2.21    |  |   | 1.32    |   |  |   | 2.45    |  
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|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixedcharges                                                    |  | $ | --                |  | $ | --           |   |  | $ | --                 |  | $ | 37,583  |   |  | $ | --      |  | $ | --      |   |  | $ | --      |  
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