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: February 7, 2003
                (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 the Company on February 7, 2003,
          announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter and year
          ended December 28, 2002.

Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

	On February 7, 2003, the Company issued a press release
announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter and year ended
December 28, 2002.  Copies of the press release are furnished as
exhibit 99.1 of this report.

                            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: February 7, 2003             By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
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                                   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 the Company on, February           4
          7, 2003, announcing the Company's earnings for the
          quarter and year ended December 28, 2002.