8-K

               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: March 26, 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 March 26, 2003,
          commenting on the Company's earnings for the quarter
          ending March 29, 2003.

Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On March 26, 2003, the Company issued a press release
commenting on the Company's earnings for the quarter ending March
29, 2003.  A copy of the press release is 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: March 26, 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

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99.1       Press  release  issued by the Company  on  March   4
           26,  2003, commenting on the Company's  earnings
           for the quarter ending March 29, 2003.

EX-99

                         [TEMPLE-INLAND LOGO]

NEWS
RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Doyle R. Simons
         (512) 434-3737


      TEMPLE-INLAND INC. COMMENTS ON FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS


     AUSTIN,   TEXAS,  March  26,  2003  --  Temple-Inland   Inc.
announced today that first quarter 2003 results will decline from
fourth  quarter  2002 levels due to continued economic  weakness,
higher  energy  costs,  disruptions from severe  winter  weather,
higher  pension  expenses, initial costs related  to  previously-
announced  plans to lower costs through consolidation and  supply
chain  initiatives, and costs associated with  recent  box  plant
closures.

     Relative to the fourth quarter 2002, the company expects the
corrugated  packaging  operation to  be  negatively  affected  by
approximately $15 million in higher energy costs and  $7  million
in  higher  pension expenses.  In addition, lower linerboard  and
box  prices  will  reduce operating income  by  approximately  $4
million in the quarter.

     Building  products operations are expected to be  negatively
affected  compared with fourth quarter 2002 by  approximately  $3
million  in  higher  energy costs, $2 million in  higher  pension
expenses,   $2   million   due   to  weather-related   production
disruptions and fiber availability, and essentially no high-value
land sales in the quarter.  In addition, weaker markets and lower
prices  for  particleboard  and medium density  fiberboard  (MDF)
negatively  affected  earnings  and  resulted  in  the  temporary
shutdown  of  the  Mt. Jewett particleboard and the  Clarion  MDF
facilities in the quarter.

     Financial  services earnings are expected to  be  negatively
affected  in  the quarter by a $3 million decline in income  from
real  estate  operations and a $4 million decline in income  from
mortgage  banking  activities.  The provision for  loan  loss  is
expected  to  be in line with first quarter 2002 levels,  but  up
approximately $8 million compared with fourth quarter 2002.

     Related to cost reduction initiatives, Temple-Inland expects
to  incur  a $5 million charge in the first quarter in connection
with the closure of the Elizabethton, Tennessee, and Hattiesburg,
Mississippi,  box  plants.   These plants  are  being  closed  to
consolidate   converting  capacity  and   thereby   improve   the
efficiency  of  the  box  plant system.  The  anticipated  annual
reduction  in  costs  from  these closures  is  approximately  $6
million.   Customers will be serviced by other Temple-Inland  box
plants.  In addition, the company will incur initial expenses  of
$2 million associated with the previously-announced consolidation
and  supply  chain initiatives, which are expected to  result  in
annual savings and cost reductions of $60 million.

     As a result of these increased costs, lower operating income
and  one-time charges, Temple-Inland expects a first quarter 2003
net loss of between $0.30 and $0.40 per diluted share.

     "During the quarter, weak economic conditions compounded  by
lingering  uncertainties  over the war  with  Iraq  continued  to
impact  our  businesses.  In addition, higher  energy  costs  and
extreme weather conditions that impacted fiber costs, operational
performance  and distribution of goods, have negatively  affected
earnings  so  far  this  year.  However,  inventories  remain  at
targeted levels, and we are beginning to see a modest pick-up  in
box demand compared with the seasonally slow January and February
time  period.  Our containerboard mill operations are  improving,
which  will  allow  us to capitalize on improvement  in  demand,"
commented  Kenneth M. Jastrow, II, chairman and  chief  executive
officer of Temple-Inland Inc.

     "We  remain  focused on lowering costs and are pleased  with
initial  progress  to  date  on consolidation  and  supply  chain
initiatives," concluded Jastrow.

Temple-Inland   Inc.  is  a  major  manufacturer  of   corrugated
packaging  and  building products, with a  diversified  financial
services operation. The Company's 2.1 million acres of forestland
are  certified  as managed in compliance with ISO  14001  and  in
accordance  with  the  Sustainable  Forestry  Initiative  (SFISM)
program  of  the  American Forest & Paper Association  to  ensure
forest  management  is  conducted in a scientifically  sound  and
environmentally sensitive manner.  Temple-Inland's  common  stock
(TIN)  is  traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the  Pacific
Exchange.  Temple-Inland's address  on  the  World  Wide  Web  is
www.templeinland.com.

     This  release contains forward-looking statements  that
     involve  risks  and uncertainties.  The actual  results
     achieved by Temple-Inland may differ significantly from
     the    results   discussed   in   the   forward-looking
     statements.   Factors that might cause such differences
     include   general   economic,   market,   or   business
     conditions;  the opportunities (or lack  thereof)  that
     may  be  presented to and pursued by Temple-Inland  and
     its   subsidiaries;  competitive   actions   by   other
     companies; changes in laws or regulations; the accuracy
     of  certain  judgments  and  estimates  concerning  the
     integration  of  Gaylord into  the  operations  of  the
     company;   the   accuracy  of  certain  judgments   and
     estimates  concerning the company's  consolidation  and
     supply  chain initiatives; and other factors,  many  of
     which  are beyond the control of Temple-Inland and  its
     subsidiaries.