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: November 20, 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 Temple-Inland Inc. (the
          "Company") on November 20, 2003, announcing
          initiatives to cut costs and improve asset utilization
          in its corrugated packaging converting operation.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On November 20, 2003, the Company issued a press release
announcing initiatives to cut costs and improve asset utilization
in its corrugated packaging converting operation. A copy of this
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by reference.



                            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 20, 2003       By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
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                              Name:  M. Richard Warner
                              Title: President


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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description                                       Page
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99.1      Press release issued by the Company on November     4
          20, 2003, announcing initiatives to cut costs
          and improve asset utilization in its corrugated
          packaging converting operation.

EX-99

                [TEMPLE-INLAND INC. LOGO]


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

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


           TEMPLE-INLAND INC. TO CUT COSTS AND IMPROVE
            ASSET UTILIZATION IN CORRUGATED PACKAGING


AUSTIN, TEXAS, November 20, 2003 - Temple-Inland Inc. today
announced the following initiatives in its corrugated packaging
converting operation:

     - The company will reduce costs by implementing organizational
       changes and eliminating approximately 300 positions.  These
       changes will be made by the end of 2003 and annual savings of
       approximately $20 million will be realized in 2004.  The company
       expects to take a pre-tax charge of approximately $10 to $15
       million in fourth quarter 2003 as a result of this initiative.

     - The company will further lower costs and improve
       profitability over the next 18 to 24 months by consolidating
       converting facilities, eliminating additional positions and
       improving asset utilization.  These initiatives will result in
       additional annual cost savings of approximately $40 million.  The
       amount and timing of the one-time expenses associated with these
       actions will be finalized next year.

     "The cost reduction steps we are taking today in our
corrugated packaging converting operation will result in improved
earnings and returns and better position our company for success.
These steps are in addition to the cost reduction actions we have
taken in Project TIP and in our mills," said Kenneth M. Jastrow,
II, chairman and chief executive officer of Temple-Inland Inc.
"Our consolidation efforts will not affect service to customers
as we are able to eliminate duplication and capitalize on synergy
benefits from our large, nationwide box plant system.  Our past
technology investments allow us to more efficiently and
effectively serve new and existing customers and facilitate
consolidation.  These initiatives will help maximize utilization
of our converting facilities, lower costs, better match
converting capacity with demand and maintain availability for
future growth."

     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 Initiativer (SFI)
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 cost reduction
     steps; and other factors, many of which are beyond the
     control of Temple-Inland and its subsidiaries.