Document:

Exhibit 10.4

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                  This Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (this
"Amendment"), made as of April 24, 2006, is by and between TEXAS INDUSTRIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and MEL
G. BREKHUS (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Employee and the Company have entered into an Employment
Agreement dated as of June 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties are desirous of amending the Agreement as set
forth herein:

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Employee, in consideration of the
premises and promises each to the other herein contained, have agreed and do
hereby agree and covenant as follows:

         1.       Definitions
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         Each capitalized term that is used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meaning prescribed in the Agreement.

         2.       Amendments
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         (a)      Section 2(a)(iv) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with
                  the following:

                      (iv)  Deferral of Payment of Incentive-Based Compensation.
                  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, to the
                  extent that Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                  1986, as amended, would limit the Company's deduction of any
                  portion of Employee's base annual compensation and incentive
                  compensation earned during any one fiscal year if it were paid
                  to Employee, payment of such nondeductible portion of any
                  incentive compensation shall be deferred by the Company until
                  15 days after the earlier of (i) the first time the
                  deductibility of a payment of some or all of such deferred
                  amount will not be limited by Section 162(m) (as reasonably
                  determined by the Company), and (ii) the date Employee's
                  employment with the Company is terminated. The deferred amount
                  will bear interest until paid at the average U.S. Treasury
                  Bill rate for Treasury Bills with a three month maturity
                  (calculated as the average of such rates on the first day of
                  the deferral period and at the end of each fiscal quarter
                  during the deferral period), and upon payment of any portion
                  of the deferred amount the interest thereon will be paid at
                  the same time and in the same form as the deferred amount is
                  paid.

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         (b)      Section 3(a) is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
                  following:

                      (a)   In the event of the consummation during the term of
                  this Agreement of a Change in Control, as defined in the
                  Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and
                  Employee dated April 24, 2006, the Agreement Not to Compete
                  set forth in paragraph 4 below and any provision relating to
                  non-competition applicable to Employee's right to receive
                  retirement benefits under the Company's Executive Financial
                  Security Plan shall be deemed waived by the Company.

         3.       Miscellaneous
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         All of the terms of the Agreement, as expressly amended by this
Amendment, remain in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the date shown above.

ATTEST:                                    TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: /s/ Frederick G. Anderson              By: /s/ Gordon E. Forward
    -------------------------                  ---------------------------------
    Frederick G. Anderson                      Gordon E. Forward, Chairman
    Secretary                                  Compensation Committee of the
                                               Board of Directors

                                           EMPLOYEE:

                                           By: /s/ Mel G. Brekhus
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Mel G. Brekhus

                                        2Exhibit 10.5

                                    AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                                      UNDER
          TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2004 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

         This Amendment dated __________, 2006 amends each Stock Option
Agreement Under Texas Industries, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan to
which the Grantee set forth below is a party. Such Stock Option Agreement,
whether one or more, is referred to as the "Stock Option Agreement".

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   Definitions
                                   -----------

         Each capitalized term that is used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meaning prescribed in the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                    Amendment
                                    ---------

         Article V of the Stock Option Agreement is deleted in its entirety and
replaced by the following:

(a)      If a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs, this Option shall
         become immediately exercisable with respect to the full number of
         Shares subject to this Option, notwithstanding the specific terms of
         this Option.

(b)      "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following
         after the Effective Date of this Option:

         (i)      Any person becomes the beneficial owner of securities of the
                  Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting
                  power of the Company's then outstanding securities that have
                  the right to vote for the election of directors generally.
                  "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
                  Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended, and used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) thereof,
                  including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) thereof, other
                  than (1) any employee plan established by the Company, (2) the
                  Company or any of its subsidiaries, (3) an underwriter
                  temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
                  securities, or (4) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by
                  security holders (including, without limitation, warrant or
                  option holders) of the Company in substantially the same
                  proportions as their ownership of the Company. "Beneficial
                  owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule
                  13d-3 under such act.

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         (ii)     Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a
                  majority of the directors of the Company then serving.
                  "Continuing Directors" means directors of the Company who
                  were:

                  (x)      directors on the Effective Date of this Option, or

                  (y)      elected or nominated for election with the approval
                           of a majority of the directors who, at the time of
                           such election or nomination, were Continuing
                           Directors.

         (iii)    A merger, consolidation or other business combination
                  (including an exchange of securities with the security holders
                  of an entity that is a constituent in such transaction) of the
                  Company with any other entity, unless the voting securities of
                  the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger,
                  consolidation or business combination continue to represent at
                  least a majority of the combined voting power of the
                  securities having the right to vote for the election of
                  directors generally of the Company or the surviving entity or
                  any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger,
                  consolidation or business combination (either by remaining
                  outstanding or by being converted into or exchanged for voting
                  securities of the surviving entity or parent thereof).

         (iv)     The Company (taken as a whole with its subsidiaries) sells,
                  leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of
                  its assets (in one transaction or a series of related
                  transactions, including by means of a sale, lease or
                  disposition of the assets or equity interests in one or more
                  of its direct or indirect subsidiaries), other than such a
                  sale, lease or other disposition to an entity of which at
                  least a majority of the combined voting power of the
                  outstanding securities are owned directly or indirectly by
                  stockholders of the Company.

         (v)      The occurrence of any other event or circumstance that results
                  in the Company filing or being required to file a report or
                  proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                  disclosing that a change of control of the Company has
                  occurred.

(c)      Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the provisions of Section
         IV(d) are superceded and shall no longer have any effect.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                   Other Terms
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         All of the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, as expressly amended by
this Amendment, remain in full force and effect.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. has caused this Amendment to
be executed as of the date set forth above, and Grantee has accepted the terms
and provisions thereof.

                                           TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                           By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Authorized Officer

ACCEPTED:

By:
    ---------------------------
    Grantee

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