Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  DeCosmo James M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TEMPLE INLAND INC [TIN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1300 SOUTH MOPAC		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group Vice President, Forest
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78746		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,502 (1) (2)
D
 
Common Stock 1,050 (3)
I
Trustee of 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) 02/04/2001 02/04/2010 Common Stock 6,000 (4) $ 27.64 D  
Option (right to buy) 02/02/2002 02/02/2011 Common Stock 10,000 (5) $ 25.65 D  
Option (right to buy) 02/01/2003 02/01/2012 Common Stock 10,000 (6) $ 27.66 D  
Option (right to buy) 02/07/2004 02/07/2013 Common Stock 10,000 (7) $ 21.51 D  
Option (right to buy) 02/06/2005 02/06/2014 Common Stock 5,000 (8) $ 30.02 D  
Option (right to buy) 02/04/2006 02/04/2015 Common Stock 16,000 (9) $ 37.07 D  
Phantom Stock   (10)   (10) Common Stock 2,086 (10) $ (10) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DeCosmo James M
1300 SOUTH MOPAC
AUSTIN, TX 78746		       Group Vice President, Forest  

Signatures

Leslie K. O'Neal signed on behalf of James M. DeCosmo 05/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In accordance with the Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by the Company on February 9, 1999, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights are deemed to be attached to the shares of Common Stock.
(2) Includes 6,800 restricted shares acquired through awards under a Company plan.
(3) Reporting Person acquired additional shares through on-going acquisitions under 401(k) plan. By trustee of the Temple-Inland Salaried Savings Plan according to the latest report of the Plan Administrator dated April 26, 2005. (Note: Trustee uses unit accounting; therefore, share equivalents may fluctuate slightly from month to month.)
(4) Options Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/04/2001 - 1200; Options Exercisable 02/04/2002 - 1200; Options Exercisable 02/04/2003 - 1200; Options Exercisable 02/04/2004 - 1200; and Options Exercisable 02/04/2005 - 1200.
(5) Options Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/02/2002 - 2,500; Options Exercisable 02/02/2003 - 2,500;Options Exercisable 02/02/2004 - 2,500; and Options Exercisable 02/02/2005 - 2,500.
(6) Options Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/01/2003 - 2,500; Options Exercisable 02/01/2004 - 2,500;Options Exercisable 02/01/2005 - 2,500;and Options Exercisable 02/01/2006 - 2,500.
(7) Options Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/07/2004 - 2,500; Options Exercisable 02/07/2005 - 2,500;Options Exercisable 02/07/2006 - 2,500;and Options Exercisable 02/07/2007 - 2,500.
(8) Option Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/06/2005 - 1,250; Options Exercisable 02/06/2006 - 1,250; Options Exercisable 02/06/2007 - 1,250; and Options Exercisable 02/06/2008 - 1,250.
(9) Option Vesting Schedule: Options Exercisable 02/04/2006 - 4,000; Options Exercisable 02/04/2007 - 4,000; Options Exercisable 02/04/2008 - 4,000; and Options Exercisable 02/04/2009 - 4,000.
(10) Phantom shares accrued under a Company plan, which includes a dividend reinvestment feature, to be settled upon Reporting Person's retirement.

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