FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
POSES FREDERIC M

(Last)(First)(Middle)
7 HUBERT STREET - PHA

(Street)
NEW YORKNY10013

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTEX CORP [CTX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 08/01/2008 A  6,835 (1) A$ 0 17,841 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.63 08/01/2008 A  17,241  08/01/200808/01/2015 Common Stock (Par Value $0.25) 17,241 $ 0 17,241 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Award of 6,835 shares of restricted stock is granted under the Centex Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The restrictions will lapse on 8/1/11 and are subject to acceleration for certain events.
/s/ James R. Peacock III as attorney-in-fact for Frederic M. Poses08/05/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Loral R. Conrad, Drew F. Nachowiak, James R. Peacock III, and Brian J.
Woram, and each of them, with full power to act alone, as his/her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him/her and in his/her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to (1) prepare, execute and acknowledge any
and all forms of report with respect to the undersigned's beneficial ownership
(and changes in ownership) of securities of Centex Corporation, a Nevada
corporation ("Centex"), required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (individually and collectively, the "Acts"), including,
but not limited to, a Form ID, Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144, and any amendments
thereto, and (2) deliver or file or cause to be delivered or filed such
documents, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, any applicable stock exchange, and Centex, granting
unto each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done,
as fully for all intents and purposes are he/she might or could do in person. 
The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned agrees that each of the attorneys-in-fact herein may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned, or at
the direction of the undersigned, to such attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned
hereby acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Centex
assuming, any responsibility or liability of the undersigned to comply with the
Acts or any such requirements, nor does it relieve the undersigned from his/her
obligation to comply with such requirements.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file the documents described in the first
paragraph hereof, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or superseded by a new power of
attorney regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof dated as
of a later date.  Effective as of the date of this Power of Attorney, the
undersigned hereby revokes any and all earlier-dated powers of attorney given by
the undersigned for the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof.

The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner by
reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the
undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of October, 2007.

/s/ Frederic M. Poses
Printed Name: Frederic M. Poses
 



 
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