EXHIBIT 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND
SUBSIBIARIES



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|In thousands except ratios                                                                        |  | 2009                         |        |   | 2008               |   |        | 2009 |  |   | 2008    |   |  | 2007 |         |   | 2006 |   |         | 2005
|Earnings                                                                                          |  |                              |        |   |                    |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and changes in accounting principles |  | $                            | (3,391 | ) |                    | $ | 19,083 |      |  | $ | (30,421 | ) |  | $    | 127,359 |   |      | $ | 156,563 |      |  | $ | (8,814 | ) |  | $ | 62,255
|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              | 29,405 |   |                    |   | 25,011 |      |  |   | 54,182  |   |  |      | 35,012  |   |      |   | 32,515  |      |  |   | 38,929 |   |  |   | 30,044
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                              |  |                              | 1,157  |   |                    |   | 1,157  |      |  |   | 2,314   |   |  |      | 1,201   |   |      |   | 1,100   |      |  |   | 1,100  |   |  |   | 1,100 
|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                        |  |                              |       |   |                    |   | (4,988 | )    |  |   | (14,394 | ) |  |      | (26,462 | ) |      |   | (12,855 | )    |  |   | (1,526 | ) |  |   |      
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|Adjusted earnings                                                                                 |  | $                            | 27,171 |   |                    | $ | 40,263 |      |  | $ | 11,681  |   |  | $    | 137,110 |   |      | $ | 177,323 |      |  | $ | 29,689 |   |  | $ | 93,399
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|Fixed charges                                                                                     |  |                              |        |   |                    |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       
|Interest expense                                                                                  |  | $                            | 23,278 |   |                    | $ | 14,628 |      |  | $ | 28,418  |   |  | $    | 1,254   |   |      | $ | 12,719  |      |  | $ | 29,703 |   |  | $ | 21,824
|Interest capitalized                                                                              |  |                              |       |   |                    |   | 4,988  |      |  |   | 14,394  |   |  |      | 26,462  |   |      |   | 12,855  |      |  |   | 1,526  |   |  |   |      
|Net amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance expense                                   |  |                              | 3,330  |   |                    |   | 1,913  |      |  |   | 4,868   |   |  |      | 1,251   |   |      |   | 1,355   |      |  |   | 1,452  |   |  |   | 1,709 
|Interest portion of rent expense                                                                  |  |                              | 2,797  |   |                    |   | 3,482  |      |  |   | 6,502   |   |  |      | 6,045   |   |      |   | 5,586   |      |  |   | 6,248  |   |  |   | 6,511 
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|Total fixed charges                                                                               |  | $                            | 29,405 |   |                    | $ | 25,011 |      |  | $ | 54,182  |   |  | $    | 35,012  |   |      | $ | 32,515  |      |  | $ | 38,929 |   |  | $ | 30,044
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                |  |                              | .92    |   |                    |   | 1.61   |      |  |   | .22     |   |  |      | 3.92    |   |      |   | 5.45    |      |  |   | .76    |   |  |   | 3.11  
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|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges                                                     |  | $                            | 2,234  |   |                    | $ |       |      |  | $ | 42,501  |   |  | $    |        |   |      | $ |        |      |  | $ | 9,240  |   |  | $ |      
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