Texas Industries, Inc.
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RiskMetrics Group Supports Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. in Texas Industries Proxy Contest [Press Release]
Business Wire | 44 days 30 minutes ago
RiskMetrics Group, a leading independent proxy advisory firm, is recommending that Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) shareholders vote “FOR” the Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.’s three nominees to the Texas Industries Board of Directors and “FOR” all three of its corporate governance shareholder proposals at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for Oct. 22, 2009.
Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. Responds to Inaccurate and Disingenuous Comments by Texas Industries CEO [Press Release]
Business Wire | 43 days 18 hours ago
The Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. today issued the following statement in response to comments made by Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) and its CEO, Mel Brekhus:
Glass, Lewis & Co. Supports Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. in Texas Industries Proxy Contest [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 12 hours 45 minutes ago
Citing what it described as “a pattern of unresponsiveness to shareholder issues” by the Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) board of directors, independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. today recommended that shareholders vote the WHITE proxy card “FOR” two of the Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.’s nominees to the Texas Industries board and “FOR” all three of the Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.’s corporate governance shareholder proposals at the company’s annual meeting of shareh...
Final Results Confirm Decisive Victory for Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. in Texas Industries Proxy Contest [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 23 hours 30 minutes ago
According to certified voting results, all of the Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.’s director nominees were overwhelmingly elected to the Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) board of directors, and all three of its corporate governance shareholder proposals were decisively approved at the company's Oct. 22, 2009 annual meeting.
Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) today released the following Letter to Shareholders. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 96 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) today released...photodesk@prnewswire.com Texas Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Kenneth R. Allen...Finance and Chief FinancialOfficer of Texas Industries, Inc., +1-972-647-6730, kallen...
TXI READY-MIX INTRODUCES DELIVERY TRACKING SYSTEM [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 19 hours 28 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Industries, Inc. announces the launch of...photodesk@prnewswire.com Texas Industries, Inc. CONTACT: David Perkins...Communications and GovernmentAffairs of Texas Industries, Inc., +1-972-647-3911
Ronald G. Steinhart Elected to Susser Holdings' Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 70 days 15 hours 58 minutes ago
...Automotive Group, Animal Health International, Inc. and Texas Industries Inc. Mr. Steinhart is a trustee of the MFS/Compass Group of mutual funds. Corpus Christi, Texas-based Susser Holdings Corporation is a third...
Texas Industries, dissidents blast each other
Boston Globe, The | 43 days 14 hours 12 minutes ago
NEW YORKA second proxy advisory firm urged Texas Industries Inc. shareholders Monday to support director nominees and governance proposals by a dissident stock holder group as both the cement maker and the dissidents traded accusations ahead of the annual meeting next week.
Texas Industries, dissidents rip each other days before annual meet; proxy group weighs in
Sun (Baltimore), The | 43 days 16 hours 2 minutes ago
A second proxy advisory firm urged Texas Industries Inc. shareholders Monday to support director nominees and governance proposals by a dissident stock holder group as both the cement maker and the dissidents traded accusations ahead of the annual meeting next week.
Texas Industries, dissidents rip each other days before annual meet; proxy group weighs in -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 43 days 16 hours 51 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A second proxy advisory firm urged Texas Industries Inc. shareholders Monday to support director nominees and governance proposals by a dissident stock holder group as both the cement maker and the dissidents traded accusations ahead of the annual meeting next week.
Mitcham Industries Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 18 hours 30 minutes ago
Mitcham Industries Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter...Schedule PRNewswire HUNTSVILLE, Texas Nov. 19 HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitcham Industries, Inc. ("Company") announced today...
Activist shareholder Shamrock claims nominees, proposals OK'd at Texas Industries meeting
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 33 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
DALLAS (AP) — A shareholder activist group said it believed its board nominees and proposals were approved during a Thursday meeting at cement maker Texas Industries Inc. , but the company said final results aren't due until next week.
Activist claims win at Texas Industries
Forbes | 33 days 14 hours 54 minutes ago
DALLAS -- A shareholder activist group said it believed its board nominees and proposals were approved during a Thursday meeting at cement maker Texas Industries Inc., but the company said final results aren't due until next week.
Texas Industries' dissidents get outside support
Forbes | 47 days 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Activist shareholders of Texas Industries Inc., who are seeking to place associates on the board and change how the cement company is run got a boost late Thursday from an independent proxy advisory firm.
EPA Tangles With Texas in Battle Over Air Quality
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 days 9 hours 9 minutes ago
A more assertive Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that Texas tighten its pollution rules, drawing the ire of companies and some of the state's political leaders.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Texas Industries, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Aggregates, Concrete & Cement |
| Website: | http://www.txi.com |
"Rock on" is a way of life for Texas Industries. The construction materials company, known as TXI, produces cement, aggregates, and consumer building products, including ready-mix concrete and other specialty aggregate products. The company also produces sand, gravel, crushed limestone, well cements, shale, clay, and cement-treated materials used in paving. Products are sold under the brands Spec Mix, Sakrete, Durmax, Envirocon, Terra Tone, Proset, and Maximizer. The company's consumer products division serves construction customers, mainly in the southern and southwestern US. Texas Industries has facilities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and California.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 839.2 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -18.4 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -17.6 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 2,100 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -16.0 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | May |