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                                  PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                CONTACT:

VALHI, INC.                           Bobby D. O'Brien
Three Lincoln Centre                  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700          (972) 233-1700
Dallas, Texas 75240-2697

                        VALHI DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND



         DALLAS,  TEXAS . . . November  1, 2005 . . . Valhi,  Inc.  (NYSE:  VHI)
announced  today that its board of directors  has  declared a regular  quarterly
dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share on its common stock, payable on December
30, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2005.

         Valhi,  Inc. is engaged in the  titanium  dioxide  pigments,  component
products  (precision  ball  bearing  slides,  security  products  and  ergonomic
computer  support  systems),  titanium  metals  products  and  waste  management
industries.

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