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                                                             CENTEX EXHIBIT 24.1





                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in her capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission any and all amendments to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the Company's fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 26th day of July, 1999.




                                             /s/ BARBARA T. ALEXANDER
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Barbara T. Alexander
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation




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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Dan W. Cook III
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Dan W. Cook III
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation


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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Juan L. Elek
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Juan L. Elek
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation



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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Clint W. Murchison, III
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Clint W. Murchison, III
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation


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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Charles H. Pistor
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Charles H. Pistor
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation




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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch,
with full power of substitution in the premises, as the undersigned's true and
lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power and
authority in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a
Director of Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the Company's fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all
amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.






                                             /s/ David W. Quinn
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             David W. Quinn
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation




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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, with full power of substitution
in the premises, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power and authority in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director of
Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorney-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorney-in-Fact has received five days' written notice of
such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Paul R. Seegers
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Paul R. Seegers
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation




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                               CENTEX CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         THE UNDERSIGNED hereby constitutes and appoints Laurence E. Hirsch and
David W. Quinn, or either of such individuals, as the undersigned's true and
lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact"), with full power
and authority in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a
Director of Centex Corporation (the "Company"), to execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the Company's fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, together with any and all
amendments thereto.

         This Power of Attorney and all authority granted and conferred hereby
shall continue indefinitely and, unless waived by the Attorneys-in-Fact, may not
be revoked until the Attorneys-in-Fact have received five days' written notice
of such revocation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 4th day of June, 1999.




                                             /s/ Paul T. Stoffel
                                             ---------------------------------
                                             Paul T. Stoffel
                                             Director
                                             Centex Corporation