Power of Attorney



	Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of Rhys J. Best, Robert F. Spears and Charles J.
Keszler, signing singly, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned.

The undersigned herby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
15th day of August, 2005


/s/ David A. Reed
_________________________________________
Signature

David A. Reed
_________________________________________
Print Name





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