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: November 21, 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 7.  Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release issued by Temple-Inland Inc. on November
          21, 2002.

Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On November 21, 2002, Temple-Inland Inc. issued a press
release, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.


                            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 21, 2002        By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
                                Name:  M. Richard Warner
                                Title: Vice President and
                                Chief Administrative Officer



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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description                                    Page

99.1      Press release issued by Temple-Inland Inc.      4
          on November 21, 2002.