Texas Industries history

Founded by the Basilian Order in 1947, the University has become one of the premier Catholic universities in the world, renowned for its theology and philosophy departments.

In 1949, Texas Lightweight Aggregate attracted the attention of Ralph Rogers, the former president of Cummins Diesel Engine Corp., who had recently retired to the Dallas area.

Texas Industries, Inc. was formed in 1951 as the successor to the Texas Lightweight Aggregate Company.

By 1953, Texas Industries had grown explosively, reporting sales that year of $5.8 million.

In 1959, construction began on a new cement plant in Midlothian, Texas, equidistant from Dallas and Fort Worth.

By 1963, sales at Texas Industries had reached $27 million, with earnings of over $2 million.

In May of 1967, the addition of a third kiln at the Midlothian cement plant made it the largest cement plant in Texas, with a yearly capacity of 5 million barrels of portland cement.

1970 also marked the end of Ralph Rogers' tenure as company president, though he retained his position as board chair.

Sales continued to climb steadily, reaching $88 million in 1971.

Oil production eventually averaged three million barrels of oil per day at its peak in 1972.

The last bale of cotton was ginned in the county in 1973 under Lindemann ownership.

1974 also brought the creation of Q/A Corporation, a construction company formed to supply concrete for nuclear power plants.

In 1979, TXI's half interest in Chaparral produced 23 percent of its profit, after losing money only two years earlier.

By 1980, the Midlothian cement plant's capacity had been expanded to 1.2 million tons, making it the largest cement plant in its region.

1982 also saw the completion of an expansion project at the Chaparral mill, increasing annual production capacity to one million tons.

Lindemann Store Museum (2227 Main St), Industry’s oldest surviving business, received a Texas historical marker in 1984 on the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Production records were set in fiscal 1985 at the company's Hunter and Artesia cement plants as well, reflecting the region's growth in cement consumption during that time.

Co-Steel's half interest was purchased for $42 million cash, plus a further payment due in 1990 to be determined based on Chaparral's performance in the interim.

The sale of United Cement was the only thing that kept the company from operating at a loss for fiscal 1991.

Hockey has been a growing participatory sport in the Dallas/Fort Worth area since the Minnesota North Stars became the Dallas Stars in 1993.

In 1994, with an annual revenue of $614M, the company ranked 500th on the Fortune 500 list by annual revenue.

Knolle’s family members acquired, restored and donated the office to the historical society in 1995 to memorialize the doctor’s life and the many contributions he made to the community professionally and in through civic leadership.

DART began operating the first light rail system in the Southwest United States in 1996 and continues to expand its coverage.

METRO began running light rail service (METRORail) in Houston on January 1 2004.

In 2005 Texas had a gross state product of $982.4 billion, the second highest in America after California.

In May 2006, Texas initiated the program "code red" in response to the report that Texas , at 25.1 percent, has the largest number of un-insured population of any state.www.utsystem.edu/hea/codered/