Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Donald J. Tomnitz, certify that:


1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of D.R. Horton, Inc.;

2.   Based  on   my  knowledge,  this  report  does   not  contain   any  untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in  all  material
     respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
     the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this  report;

4.   The  registrant's other certifying  officer(s) and  I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:


     a)   Designed   such   disclosure  controls  and   procedures,  or   caused
          such  disclosures  controls and  procedures  to be designed  under our
          supervision,  to ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
          registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us by others within those entities,  particularly during the period in
          which this quarterly report is being prepared;

     b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
         procedures  and  presented  in  this  report our conclusions about  the
         effectiveness of  the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
         of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


     c)  Disclosed  in  this  report any  change  in  the  registrant's internal
         control over financial  reporting that occurred during the registrant's
         most  recent fiscal quarter ( the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
         the case  of an  annual report)  that  has  materially  affected, or is
         reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect, the  registrant's  internal
         control over financial reporting; and


5.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of  registrant's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):








     a)   All significant deficiencies  and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of  internal  control  over financial  reporting  which  are
          likely  to  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability  to  record,
          process, summarize and report financial information; and


     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that  involves management or other
          employees  who have a  significant  role in  the registrant's internal
          controls over financial reporting.


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     Date: August  14, 2003                /s/ Donald J. Tomnitz
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                                        By:  Donald  J. Tomnitz
                                        Vice Chairman, Chief Executive
                                        Officer and President