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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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 earliest event reported): February 12, 2003
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                                   VALHI, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Delaware                        1-5467                   87-0110150
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 (State of other                 (Commission File)           (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                    Number)               Identification No.)
   incorporation)



     5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700
             Dallas, TX                                         75240-2697
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 233-1700
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             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)



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Item 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On February 12, 2003, Valhi,  Inc. issued a press release,  a copy of which
is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and  incorporated  herein by reference.  The
furnishing of this information  pursuant to Regulation FD is not an admission as
to the materiality of the information included in this Current Report.





                                    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.

                                                    VALHI, INC.
                                                    (Registrant)




                                                    By:  /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis
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                                                         A. Andrew R. Louis
                                                         Secretary




Date:  February 13, 2003







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.  Description
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99.1         Press release dated February 12, 2003 issued by Valhi, Inc.