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Bill Peacock is Vice President of research and planning and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free-market think tank in Austin, Texas. His research focuses on economic freedom and growth, property rights, civil justice, and regulatory issues. He has a B.A. in History from the University of Northern Colorado and a M.B.A. with an emphasis in public finance from the University of Houston.

Peacock began his career in public policy in 1989 in the Texas Senate as an analyst for public education and school finance for the Senate Committee on Education. He also served as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs for Commissioner Rick Perry at the Texas Department of Agriculture and as a legislative aide to Rep. John Culberson in the Texas House of Representatives.

Peacock’s work primarily focuses on property rights, tort reform and free-market economic policies. He has written extensively on eminent domain abuse, telecom and energy industry regulation and economic development.

Prior to joining TPPF, Peacock served as the Deputy Commissioner for Coastal Resources for Commissioner Jerry Patterson at the Texas General Land Office.