SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549


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                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                Date of Report: October 31, 2002
                (Date of earliest event reported)


                       TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      Delaware             001-08634             75-1903917
  (State or Other         (Commission           (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction          File Number)       Identification No.)
 of Incorporation)



        1300 South MoPac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78746
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                         (512) 434-5800
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                         Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On October 31, 2002, an article appeared in a local Rome,
Georgia, newspaper, the Rome News-Tribune, containing erroneous
information about the Company.  Much of the erroneous information
was attributed to the general manager of the Company's mill in
Rome, Georgia, who is not authorized to make statements on behalf
of the Company or its Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors
is not considering any significant capital expenditures at the
Rome mill at this time.  No projects of the nature described are
being reviewed by the Board of Directors or are included in the
Company's capital expenditure program for 2003.  The Company has
explored, and will continue to explore, various options to
address capital needs and issues at all its facilities.  The
Board of Directors from time to time holds meetings at or near
Company facilities, such as this regularly scheduled meeting of
the Board held in Rome, Georgia.


                            SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              TEMPLE-INLAND INC.


Date:  November 1, 2002       By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
                                   Name:  M. Richard Warner
                                   Title: Vice President and
                                   Chief Administrative Officer