SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION



                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                         Date of Report: August 8, 2003




                               NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



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



5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX                            75240-2697
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



                                 (972) 233-1700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)






Item 7:  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

                  (c)  Exhibit

                  Item No.              Exhibit Index
                  ----------         ----------------------------------------
99.1     Press release dated August 8, 2003 issued by NL Industries, Inc.


Item 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure

     The  registrant  hereby  furnishes the  information  set forth in the press
release issued on August 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.





                                    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.

                               NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                          (Registrant)




                               By: /s/ Robert D. Graham
                                   ----------------------------
                                   Robert D. Graham
                                   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary




Date:  August 8, 2003







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.    Description
-----------    --------------------------------------------------

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