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The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Could Texas Industries Be Next? The day after releasing soft quarterly results, Texas Industries share price rose 7%. Was it because of the market's 300 point climb that day or is there some solid long-term optimism for the cement company?
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