UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Poses, Frederic M.
   American Standard Companies Inc.
   One Centennial Avenue

   Piscataway, NJ  08855
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Centex Corporation (CTX)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   07/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [X] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of
  6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect

                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial

                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code V   Amount        D  Price        End of Month   I

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Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative
6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)
Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code  V   A                D                Exercisable
Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option     $49.6300        07/19/01       A     V   1,684
07/19/01     07/19/08
(right to buy)


Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of
10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative
Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial

                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership

                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option     07/19/01  Common Stock                   1,684                     1,684
 D   Direct
(right to buy)


Explanation of Responses:




SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Poses, Frederic M.
DATE 12/31/01