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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY

                Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jill Marchant and Celia P.
Catlett, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Texas
Roadhouse, Inc.  (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
                The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

                This Power of Attorney shall be effective as of
December 1, 2011 remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this day of 9th day of
December, 2011.







/s/ James F. Parker




James F. Parker



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