Shamrock: TXI shareholders vote for change Oct 23, 2009
The LP said Thursday morning Texas Industries' shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to elect three new nominees whom the fund proposed to the company's board of directors earlier this year. Based on preliminary calculations, shareholders on a 4-to-1 margin approved the selection of Marjorie L. Bowen, Dennis A. Johnson and Gary L. Pechota to the board, according to the fund, which owns about a 10 percent stake in Texas Industries ... Our assessment also shows that shareholders overwhelmingly... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Texas Industries Worried About EPA Crackdown Oct 15, 2009
DALLAS (October 14, 2009)--Oil and chemical industries are worried about a crackdown on pollution permits in Texas. The Environmental Protection Agency has scrapped the state's "flexible" permits, which have allowed about 140 plants and refineries to exceed toxic emissions limits in the short term, provided they complied with overall federal averages in the long term. (KWTX.com, TX)
Texas Industries, Dissidents Blast Each Other Oct 13, 2009
Texas Industries, dissidents rip each other days before annual meet; proxy group weighs in ... A second proxy advisory firm urged Texas Industries Inc. shareholders Monday to support director nominees and governance proposals by a dissident stock holder group as both the cement maker and the dissidents traded accusations ahead of the annual meeting next week ... Meanwhile, representatives of both Dallas-based Texas Industries and Shamrock, who have been in talks recently, blasted one another... (ABC News -- Wire)
CalPERS touts new board for Texas company Oct 2, 2009
CalPERS touts its own slate for Texas Industries board - Sacramento Business Journal ... CalPERS touts its own slate for Texas Industries board ... The California Public Employees Retirement System is turning up the shareholder activism heat on Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc., a building materials supplier. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Texas Industries shareholder backs change Sep 18, 2009
Businessman Nassef Sawiris, who owns 15 percent of Texas Industries stock, said he intends to vote for the three candidates proposed by the Shamrock Activist Value Fund ... 2 percent stake in Texas Industries and has been pushing for new leaders to gain entry onto the board since June ... The fund previously said a change in board leadership is needed to remedy "what they (we) see as significant impediments to restoring and maximizing value for all Texas Industries shareholders.". (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Texas Industries responds to activist fund Aug 21, 2009
Texas Industries responds to shareholder fund - Dallas Business Journal ... Texas Industries responds to shareholder fund ... The Shamrock Activist Value Fund first submitted a letter to Texas Industries general counsel in June saying it wanted to nominate three candidates for the company board. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) today released the following Letter to Shareholders. Aug 21, 2009
Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) today released the following Letter to Shareholders ... Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) today released the following Letter to Shareholders ... (PRNewsFoto/Texas Industries, Inc.) (Newscom TagID: prnphotos057368) DALLAS, TX UNITED STATES. (PR Newswire)
Liverpool Tries Refinancing as `Cheap Girl in Bar' Treatment Enrages Fans Jul 26, 2009
That rate is similar to what Texas Industries Inc., the largest cement producer in the state, was charged last month to extend a $200 million credit line. The Dallas company is rated B+ by Standard & Poors, or four levels below investment grade. (Bloomberg)
Texas Industries reports $42.4M Q4 loss Jul 16, 2009
Texas Industries reports $42 ... Texas Industries reports $42 ... In the fourth quarter, Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) reported a loss of $42. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Texas Industries Posts 4Q Loss on Hefty Charge Jul 16, 2009
Weak sales, hefty impairment charge leads Texas Industries to fiscal 4th-quarter loss ... Cement maker Texas Industries Inc. on Wednesday posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss, reversing a year-earlier profit, as the economy sagged and the company booked a big charge for its cement operations in California ... Texas Industries shares added $1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Texas Industries shareholder pushes back Jun 30, 2009
managed by , submitted a letter to Texas Industries Inc. s general counsel saying it intends to nominate three candidates in what it calls an important first step to remedying what we see as significant impediments to restoring and maximizing value for all Texas Industries shareholders. In its letter, the fund said it believes Dallas-based Texas Industries is underperforming compared to its peers and is also failing to link executive compensation to overall operating performance ... A... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: L.B. Foster Apr 18, 2009
Market-trouncing returns could be written in these four stars. By Brian D. Pacampara. (MSNBC -- Business)
> David Wolff: 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Apr 11, 2009
The pair had worked together for Brookhollow, the real estate subsidiary of Texas Industries Inc.. Morgan eventually left the company the two had started, and the name was changed to Wolff Cos. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
TXI plant gets operational approvals Apr 9, 2009
The commission voted 2-to-1 in favor of the continuation for Dallas-based Texas Industries (NYSE-TXI). The company s Midlothian cement plant has a 2. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
TXIs Q3 net income drops slightly Mar 27, 2009
Dallas-based Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) said its profit included an after-tax gain of $3 ... For the three-month period ending Feb. 28, Texas Industries says total cement sales fell $28. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
