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)
                                September 3, 2004

                               NL Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                             1-640                   13-5267260
(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


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct  Financial  Obligation or an Obligation  under an
          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.


On September 3, 2004, certain subsidiaries of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. ("Kronos"),
which is a subsidiary of NL Industries,  Inc.,  entered into the First Amendment
Agreement   Relating  To  A  Facility   Agreement   dated  June  25,  2002  (the
"Amendment").  The Amendment  added two wholly owned  indirect  subsidiaries  of
Kronos as additional  borrowers under Kronos' euro 80 million European revolving
credit  facility,  a copy of  which  can be  found as  Exhibit  No.  10.1 to the
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of NL  Industries,  Inc. (File No. 1-640) for the
quarter ended June 30, 2002.


                                    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:  September 7, 2004