8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.   20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported)

July 20, 2009

NL Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	1-640	13-5267260
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas			75240-2697
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(972) 233-1700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The registrant hereby furnishes the information set forth in its press release issued on July 20, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including the exhibit, the registrant furnishes in this report is not deemed “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  Registration statements or other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this information by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Item No.	Exhibit Index
	99.1	Press release dated July 20, 2009 issued by the registrant.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NL Industries, Inc.
	(Registrant)
	By:        /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis
Date:  July 20, 2009	A. Andrew R. Louis, Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item No.	Exhibit Index
99.1	Press release dated July 20, 2009 issued by the registrant.

EX-99.1

JURY VERDICT RENDERED AGAINST NL AND

CERTAIN OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

DALLAS, TEXAS – July 20, 2009 – On Friday, July 17, 2009, a Dallas County jury reached a verdict and awarded damages to former minority shareholders of NL Environmental Management Services, Inc. (EMS), an NL Industries, Inc. subsidiary. EMS was established in 1998 with NL contributing $100 million of assets to EMS to pay for costs related to $100 million of NL environmental liabilities assumed by EMS, and the minority stockholders purchased their stock in EMS for $317,000.  NL remained liable to the extent the $100 million was insufficient to fund the liabilities.

The suit arises out of the exercise by former minority shareholders of their contractual right to sell their interest in EMS back to NL in 2005 and their dispute of values for their interest in the subsidiary determined in accordance with the governing agreement between NL and the minority shareholders. The dispute centers primarily on the value of certain assets of the subsidiary and related liabilities at the time of the exercise of their sale rights. Rather than utilize independent third parties, whose findings would have been binding on all parties, to resolve the valuation issues as required by the provisions of the governing agreement, the minority shareholders pursued litigation with a jury trial in the hope of achieving a more favorable outcome.

NL believes the facts and evidence do not support the verdict in the case. NL continues to believe the claims of the plaintiffs are without merit and are subject to certain affirmative defenses and counterclaims. NL plans to appeal the verdict and will continue to vigorously defend this matter and expects the jury verdict will be set aside.

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