Exhibit 23.2


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Valhi,  Inc.'s (i)
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  (Nos.  33-53633,  33-48146,  33-41507  and
33-21758) and related  Prospectus  pertaining to the Valhi,  Inc. 1987 Incentive
Stock Option - Stock Appreciation Rights Plan and (ii) Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No.  333-48391) and related  Prospectus  pertaining to the Valhi, Inc.
1997  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan, of our report dated March 16, 2005 relating to
the  consolidated   financial   statements,   management's   assessment  of  the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial  reporting,  of Titanium Metals  Corporation,
which appears in Titanium  Metals  Corporation's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended  December 31, 2004,  which is  incorporated  by reference in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Valhi, Inc.




                                                 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Denver, Colorado
January 11, 2006