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                  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.