U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Jones, Jr., Richard D.
   3710 Rawlins
   Suite 1600
   Dallas, TX  75219
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Centex Construction Products, Inc.
   CXP
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   March 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   March 1996
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01|____(1|T   |725 (2)           |A  |____(1)    |1,611 (2)          |I     |CCP Profit Sharing & Retire|
 per share                   |)     |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |ment Plan                  |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01|      |    |                  |   |           |9,600              |D     |                           |
 per share                   |      |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares were acquired during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 
under the Centex Construction 
Products, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan at prices ranging from 
$12.625 per share to $14.375 per share 
in transactions that were exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of old Rule 
16a-8(b). The information is as of 
March 31, 1996, and is based on a plan statement dated as of such 
date.
(2) Share numbers are rounded to the nearest whole 
share.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
\s\ Richard D. Jones, Jr.
DATE
July 12, 1996