About “Meme” Manuel Barrera;
I am an eighth-generation Texan and can prove it.
Below is a screenshot of my 3rd great-grandparents in the 1860 census. When my grandmother was born in what is now Texas, it belonged to Mexico. If one looks at my grandfather, one would notice that he was born in New Mexico. That part of the family were some of the original Spanish settlers in New Mexico.
I have lived in Houston since 1970.
I am originally from Corpus Christi, Texas. I attended West Oso High School and received a technical degree from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. If one wants to know what life was like when I grew up in Molina, read the following: Thesis-Molina.
I attended Oklahoma State University for two years and then transferred to the University of Houston, where I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education.
Five years later, I attended the University of Houston School of Law, night school. It took five years, but eventually, I obtained my degree and passed the bar exam while attending my last semester at the law school.
I have been licensed to practice law since 1983.
How to pronounce my nickname – Meme – My Gabacho friends and acquaintances prefer to call me Manny, which is much easier for them to pronounce.