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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

x Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person* (Last, First, Middle)	2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol				3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
	Blinn, Mark A.		Centex Corporation (CTX)
	4117 Stanford Ave.	4.	Statement for Month/Day/Year				5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
			October 18, 2002
	(Street)	6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)				7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
	Dallas, TX 75205 (City)                (State)           (Zip)		o	Director	o	10% Owner		x	Form filed by One Reporting Person
			o	Officer (give title below)				o	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
			x	Other (specify below)
				SEE FOOTNOTE #2

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.

Title of Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

2a.

Deemed Execution Date, if any. (Month/Day/Year)

3.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

4.

Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.

Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock

10/18/02

M

1,000

A

$39.36

1,000

Common Stock

10/18/02

S

1,000

D

$46.018

1,000

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3a.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5.

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Non Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$39.36

10/18/02

M

1,000

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6.	Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7.	Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8.	Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9.	Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)		10.	Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date		Title	Amount or Number of Shares
	(1)	12/6/02		Common Stock	1,000					1,000

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Shares vest over five years with 20% vesting on each of their anniversaries of their date of grant.

(2) Resigned from the corporation on 9/6/02 as Vice President-Financial Strategy and Controller.

/s/ Raymond G. Smerge POA for Mark A. Blinn	10/21/02
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned hereby appoints each of Raymond G. Smerge, Richard Ressler and Anita Nesser as his attorney-in-fact with full power to act in his name, place and stead for the limited purpose of executing on his behalf all forms required to be signed and filed by him under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereunto sets his hand this 27th day of August, 2002.

/s/ MARK A. BLINN               
Mark A. Blinn