EXHIBIT 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIBIARIES



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|                                                                                                  |  | Nine Months endedFebruary 28, |         | Year Ended May 31, |     
|In thousands except ratios                                                                        |  | 2006                          |         |                    | 2005 |   | 2005   |  | 2004 |        | 2003 |   | 2002   |  | 2001 |       
|Earnings                                                                                          |  |                               |         |                    |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and changes in accounting principles |  | $                             | (69,959 | )                  |      | $ | 24,011 |  | $    | 62,255 |      | $ | 59,096 |  | $    | 40,650 |  | $ | 75,577  |  | $ | 99,968  |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                               | 29,670  |                    |      |   | 20,728 |  |      | 30,044 |      |   | 31,240 |  |      | 21,058 |  |   | 26,771  |  |   | 31,824  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                              |  |                               | 825     |                    |      |   | 825    |  |      | 1,100  |      |   | 1,100  |  |      | 1,100  |  |   | 1,100   |  |   |        |  
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                        |  |                               | (501    | )                  |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | (15,601 | )
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|Adjusted earnings                                                                                 |  | $                             | (39,965 | )                  |      | $ | 45,564 |  | $    | 93,399 |      | $ | 91,436 |  | $    | 62,808 |  | $ | 103,448 |  | $ | 116,191 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                               |         |                    |      |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                  |  | $                             | 23,339  |                    |      | $ | 14,707 |  | $    | 21,824 |      | $ | 21,012 |  | $    | 11,025 |  | $ | 15,433  |  | $ | 6,143   |  
|Interest capitalized                                                                              |  |                               | 501     |                    |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | 15,601  |  
|Net amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance expense                                   |  |                               | 1,116   |                    |      |   | 1,115  |  |      | 1,709  |      |   | 3,090  |  |      | 3,802  |  |   | 4,346   |  |   | 2,685   |  
|Interest portion of rent expense                                                                  |  |                               | 4,714   |                    |      |   | 4,906  |  |      | 6,511  |      |   | 7,138  |  |      | 6,231  |  |   | 6,992   |  |   | 7,395   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                               |  | $                             | 29,670  |                    |      | $ | 20,728 |  | $    | 30,044 |      | $ | 31,240 |  | $    | 21,058 |  | $ | 26,771  |  | $ | 31,824  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                |  |                               |        |                    |      |   | 2.20   |  |      | 3.11   |      |   | 2.93   |  |      | 2.98   |  |   | 3.86    |  |   | 3.65    |  
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|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges                                                     |  | $                             | 69,635  |                    |      | $ |       |  | $    |       |      | $ |       |  | $    |       |  | $ |        |  | $ |        |  
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