Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Taylor Wayne Kent
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. [TXRH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of Company and Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC., 6040 DUTCHMANS LANE, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/06/2009
(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40205		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               14,951,020 D  
Common Stock 11/06/2009   S   300,000 D $ 10.92 (1) 14,651,020 D  
Common Stock 11/09/2009   S   400,000 D $ 10.91 (2) 14,251,020 D  
Common Stock 11/10/2009   S   468,531 D $ 10.64 (3) 13,782,489 D  
Common Stock               114,998 I By LD Holdings LLC (4)
Common Stock               30,000 I By PMB Holdings LLC (5)
Common Stock               600,731 I By Wasatch Range LLC (6)
Common Stock               2,613,150 I By Taylor Family Partners, Ltd. (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Taylor Wayne Kent
C/O TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC.
6040 DUTCHMANS LANE, SUITE 200
LOUISVILLE, KY 40205		   X   X   Chairman of Company and Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Sheila C. Brown, by Power of Attorney   11/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Weighted average sale price reported. These shares were sold within a range of $10.73 and $11.00. The reporting person will provide upon request by the Commission Staff, the issuer, or security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number shares sold at each separate price.
(2) Weighted average sale price reported. These shares were sold within a range of $10.82 and $11.11. The reporting person will provide upon request by the Commission Staff, the issuer, or security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number shares sold at each separate price.
(3) Weighted average sale price reported. These shares were sold within a range of $10.50 and $10.90. The reporting person will provide upon request by the Commission Staff, the issuer, or security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number shares sold at each separate price.
(4) The reporting party is the voting manager of LD Holdings LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of those shares in which the reporting person has no actual pecuniary interest.
(5) The reporting party is the voting manager of PMB Holdings LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of those shares in which the reporting person has no actual pecuniary interest.
(6) The reporting party is the voting manager of Wasatch Range LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of those shares in which the reporting person has no actual pecuniary interest.
(7) Certain members of the reporting party's Immediate Family, as defined in Rule 16a-1(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, have a pecuinary interest in Taylor Family Partners, Ltd., a Kentucky limited partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Rule 16a-1, of such portion of those shares in which the reporting person has not actual pecuniary interest.

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