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VALHI, INC.                                Steven L. Watson
Three Lincoln Centre                       Vice President and Secretary
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700               (214)  450-4216
Dallas, Texas   75240-2697
(214)  233-1700






                        VALHI DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


        DALLAS, TEXAS . . . November 10, 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 December 30, 1994, to
stockholders of record at the close of business December 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".


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