UNITED STATES
               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: May 9, 2005
                (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)

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Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
               Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
               Officers

     On May 9, 2005, the Company announced that James M. DeCosmo
has been named Group Vice President - Forest of the Company.

     Mr. DeCosmo, 46, joined our subsidiary, TIN Inc. (formerly
known as Temple-Inland Forest Products Corporation), in 1999 as
Director of Forest Management for its eastern region forest
operations and most recently served as its Vice President,
Forest, with responsibility for the Company's 2.0 million acres
of timberland.  Mr. DeCosmo has no family relationship with any
of the members of our board of directors or any of our officers.
Mr. DeCosmo does not have an employment agreement with the
Company.  Mr. DeCosmo is not a party to any transaction requiring
disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.



                            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: May 9, 2005               By: /s/ Doyle R. Simons
                                   ---------------------------
                                   Name:  Doyle R. Simons
                                   Title: Executive Vice
                                          President