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)
                                 August 2, 2005
                               ------------------

                                   Valhi, Inc.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

  5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas                     75240-2697
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  (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):

[   ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
        (17 CFR 230.425)

[   ]   Soliciting material pursuant to  Rule  14a-12 under the Exchange Act
        (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under  the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 1.02     Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

     The  information  disclosed  by  Titanium  Metals  Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation  and a subsidiary of the registrant  ("TIMET"),  under Item 1.01 and
Item 1.02 of the  Current  Report  on Form 8-K that  TIMET  filed  with the U.S.
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on August 3, 2005 (File No.  0-28538)  is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.


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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                    Valhi, Inc.
                                    (Registrant)




                                    By:    /s/ Gregory M. Swalwell
                                           ----------------------------
                                           Gregory M. Swalwell, Vice President
                                           and Controller

Date:  August 4, 2005
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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)
                                 August 2, 2005
                               ------------------

                                   Valhi, Inc.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

     Delaware                      1-5467                          87-0110150
-------------------          ------------------                -----------------
 (State or other                (Commission                      (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                File Number)                     Identification
  incorporation)                                                       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):

[   ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
        (17 CFR 230.425)

[   ]   Soliciting material pursuant to  Rule  14a-12 under the Exchange Act
        (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under  the
        Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 1.02     Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

     The  information  disclosed  by  Titanium  Metals  Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation  and a subsidiary of the registrant  ("TIMET"),  under Item 1.01 and
Item 1.02 of the  Current  Report  on Form 8-K that  TIMET  filed  with the U.S.
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on August 3, 2005 (File No.  0-28538)  is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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/ Gregory M. Swalwell
                                           ----------------------------
                                           Gregory M. Swalwell, Vice President
                                           and Controller

Date:  August 4, 2005