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: July 25, 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 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On July 25, 2003, Temple-Inland Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing that Dale E. Stahl had resigned his
position as Executive Vice President of the Company. A copy of
this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release issued by the Company on July 25, 2003,
          announcing the resignation of Dale E. Stahl as
          Executive Vice President of the Company.


                            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: July 25, 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
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99.1      Press release issued by the Company on July 25,    4
          2003, announcing the resignation of Dale E.
          Stahl as Executive Vice President of the
          Company.

EX-99

                   [TEMPLE-INLAND INC. LOGO]


NEWS
RELEASE-----------------------------------------------------

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


                  TEMPLE-INLAND INC. ANNOUNCES
                    RESIGNATION OF DALE STAHL

     AUSTIN, TEXAS, July 25, 2003 -- Kenneth M. Jastrow, II,
Temple-Inland Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, today
announced that Dale E. Stahl, executive vice president -
corrugated packaging, will resign effective immediately to pursue
other business interests.

     Bart J. Doney, group vice president - packaging, and J.
Patrick Maley III, group vice president - paperboard, will report
directly to Mr. Jastrow.

     In making the announcement, Mr. Jastrow said, "Under Dale
Stahl's leadership, Temple-Inland's corrugated packaging group
has experienced growth in both production and converting
capacity, raising our integration level to the highest in the
industry.  The task of execution of our strategies and restoring
our mills and box plants to a better cost competitive position
remains ahead of us.  We are focused on and confident of our
success in achieving these objectives as we move forward."

     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.