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A 1975 graduate of St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, Barrera practices in the firm Nicholas and Barrera.
A 1975 graduate of St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, Barrera practices in the firm Nicholas and Barrera.
Barrera is the second of five children of Roy Barrera Sr. (born January 30, 1927), and the former Maria del Carmen Zendejas (1924-2015), who was born at what is now the Quarry Shopping Center in San Antonio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?pid=174256104|title=Carmen Barrera obituary|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|date=February 26, 2015|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}</ref> The senior Barrera served in 1968 as Texas secretary of state under appointment of then [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Connally]], who switched parties in 1973.
Barrera is the second of five children of Roy Barrera Sr. (born January 30, 1927), and the former Maria del Carmen Zendejas (1924-2015), who was born at what is now the Quarry Shopping Center in San Antonio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?pid=174256104|title=Carmen Barrera obituary|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|date=February 26, 2015|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}</ref> The senior Barrera served in 1968 as Texas secretary of state under appointment of then [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Connally]], who switched parties in 1973.
Mattox only narrowly won a second term as attorney general. Though Barrera is [[Hispanic]], a majority of Hispanics voted for the Anglo Democrat Mattox. Webb County ([[Laredo]]), for instance, one of the most Hispanic and Democratic enclaves in the state backed Mattox over Barrera. Prior to the attorney general's race, Barrera served as a state district court [[judge]] from 1982 to 1986. Along with [[Tom Rickhoff]], David Peeples, and David Berchelmann, Barrera was among the first Republicans in Bexar County elected to state court judgeships since [[Reconstruction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214135447/http://www.bexargop.org/history.php|title=Bexar County Republican History|publisher=Bexargop.org|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}</ref> As Bexar County chairman, Barrera was allied with former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. He was also a fundraiser for the San Antonio GOP.
Mattox only narrowly won a second term as attorney general. Though Barrera is [[Hispanic]], a majority of Hispanics voted for the Anglo Democrat Mattox. Webb County ([[Laredo]]), for instance, one of the most Hispanic and Democratic enclaves in the state backed Mattox over Barrera. Prior to the attorney general's race, Barrera served as a state district court [[judge]] from 1982 to 1986. Along with [[Tom Rickhoff]], David Peeples, and David Berchelmann, Barrera was among the first Republicans in Bexar County elected to state court judgeships since [[Reconstruction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214135447/http://www.bexargop.org/history.php|title=Bexar County Republican History|publisher=Bexargop.org|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}</ref> As Bexar County chairman, Barrera was allied with former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. He was also a fundraiser for the San Antonio GOP.