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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000072162-03-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030714
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030714

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072162
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		IRS NUMBER:				135267260
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00640
		FILM NUMBER:		03785788

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO GREENSPOINT PLZ
		STREET 2:		16825 NORTHCHASE DR STE 1200
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77060-2544
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2814233300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO GREENSPOINT PLAZA
		STREET 2:		16825 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1200
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77060-2544

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL LEAD CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710520
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<FILENAME>nlform_8k-july142003.txt
<DESCRIPTION>NL INDUSTRIES, INC. FORM 8-K JULY 14, 2003
<TEXT>
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    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): July 8, 2003


                               NL INDUSTRIES, INC.

              (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



New Jersey                        1-640                13-5267260
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(State or other           (Commission File No.)     (Employer ID No.)
jurisdiction of
incorporation)



16825 Northchase Dr., Suite 1200, Houston, Texas                      77060
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (281) 423-3300
                                                         --------------


                               Not Applicable
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 7.

c)    Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated July 8, 2003 issued by NL Industries, Inc.


Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure.
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      The registrant  hereby  furnishes the  information  set forth in the press
release  issued on July 8, 2003,  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
Securities and Exchange  Commission  shall not incorporate  this  information by
reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.


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                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                          NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                          (Registrant)



                                          /s/Robert D. Hardy
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Robert D. Hardy
                                          Vice President, Chief Financial
                                          Officer & Controller


Dated: July 14, 2003







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<DESCRIPTION>NL INDUSTRIES, INC. FORM 8K JULY 14, 2003 EX99
<TEXT>
NL Industries, Inc.                            Contact:    Harold Simmons
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 1200                         Chairman of the Board
Houston, TX  77060                                         972-233-1700
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News Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                         NL Announces Management Change


HOUSTON,  TEXAS - July 8, 2003 - NL Industries,  Inc. (NYSE:NL)  announced today
that J.  Landis  Martin has  resigned  as  President,  CEO and a director  of NL
Industries  in order to devote  more of his time to the  operations  of Titanium
Metals Corporation  (NYSE: TIE), where Mr. Martin serves as Chairman,  President
and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Martin stated, "I have enjoyed my long association with NL and my colleagues
there. TIMET,  however,  faces particularly complex challenges and opportunities
during a prolonged and severe downturn in the aerospace industry.  Stepping down
as CEO of NL will allow me to devote more of my time to TIMET."

NL's current  Chairman,  Harold  Simmons,  will  succeed Mr.  Martin as CEO. Mr.
Simmons  stated,  "We  are  grateful  for  all  of  Lanny  Martin's  significant
contributions  to NL during his 16 years as CEO. We are also very  supportive of
his desire to spend more of his time on the  opportunities at TIMET. We wish him
well in that  endeavor and we are also pleased he will continue to serve NL as a
consultant."

NL  Industries,  Inc. is a major  international  producer of titanium  dioxide
pigments.




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