1 EXHIBIT 23.A CENTEX CORPORATION CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 (numbers 33-44575; 33-29174; 2-95271; 2-51637; 2-54043; 2-59535; 2-68747; 2-78831) of our report dated May 11, 1994, included in Centex Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1994, and to all references to our firm included in these registration statements. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. Dallas, Texas, June 29, 1994