Exhibit 99.1





                                  PRESS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 CONTACT:

VALHI, INC.                                            William C. Timm
Three Lincoln Centre                                   Vice President - Finance
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700                             and Treasurer
Dallas, Texas   75240-2697                             (214)  450-4212
(214)  233-1700







                       VALHI DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND 
                                         

          DALLAS, TEXAS . . . September 1, 1994 . . . Valhi, Inc. announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of
two cents ($.02) per share on its common stock, payable September 30, 1994, to
stockholders of record at the close of business September 15, 1994.

     Valhi, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is engaged in the refined
sugar, forest products, fast food and hardware products industries as well as
the chemicals and titanium metals industries through its equity interests in NL
Industries, Inc. and Tremont Corporation.  Valhi's common stock is traded on the
New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges under the symbol "VHI".