8-K

                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                        _________________

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        _________________


                Date of Report: November 5, 2004
                (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 MoPac Expressway South, Austin, Texas 78746
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

                         (512) 434-5800
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                         Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
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Item 8.01.     Other Events

     On November 5, 2004, Temple-Inland Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing a special dividend in the
amount of $1.00 per share.  The special dividend will be paid on
December 15, 2004, to holders of record on December 1, 2004.
Copies of the press release are furnished as exhibit 99.1 of this
report.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release issued by the Company on November 5,
          2004, announcing a special dividend in the amount of
          $1.00 per share.



                            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 5, 2004        By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
                                 ------------------------------
                                   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            4
            November 5, 2004, announcing a special
            dividend in the amount of $1.00 per share.

EX-99

                  [TEMPLE-INLAND LOGO]


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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Chris L. Nines
         (512) 434-5587


        TEMPLE-INLAND INC. DECLARES SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND


	AUSTIN, TEXAS, November 5, 2004-Temple-Inland Inc. announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of
$1.00 per common share, payable December 15, 2004 to shareholders of
record December 1, 2004.  The special dividend is in addition to the
regular quarterly dividend of $.36 per common share announced earlier
today.

	In announcing this decision, Kenneth M. Jastrow, II, chairman
and chief executive officer of Temple-Inland Inc., said, "This special
dividend reflects the Board of Director's confidence in our strategy
and strong free cash flow."

	Temple-Inland Inc. is a major manufacturer of corrugated
packaging and forest products, with a diversified financial services
operation. The Company's 2.0 million acres of forestland are certified
as managed in compliance with ISO 14001 and in accordance with the
Sustainable Forestry Initiative(r) (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.