Ruben Barrera has an extensive background in municipal, administrative, real estate, land use regulation (zoning, platting, subdivision, annexation, extra-territorial jurisdiction, and other development controls), condemnation (including inverse condemnation), utilities (water, wastewater, water re-use and electric), construction, water, tort, economic development, public entity structure and governance, public finance disclosure, public contract and education law.
Mr. Barrera has extensive experience in representing governmental agencies and entities in their business and operations matters. He has also represented these governmental agencies and entities in litigation, appellate and administrative matters before various county, district and appellate courts in Texas, as well as before certain Texas administrative agencies.
Mr. Barrera has represented the Cities of Austin, Balcones Heights, Boerne, Brackettville, Cotulla, Dallas, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Floresville, Georgetown, Harlingen, Hill Country Village, Kerrville, Laredo, Mercedes, Pearsall, Pflugerville, Pharr, Pleasanton, San Antonio, San Marcos, San Saba, Schertz, Shavano Park, Wharton and Weatherford, as well as the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, CPS Energy of San Antonio, Eagle Pass Water Works System, the San Antonio Water System (including its predecessor agency, the San Antonio City Water Board) and its Board of Trustees. He has also represented El Metro (Laredo Transit Management, Inc.), Alamo Colleges (f/k/a Alamo Community College District), Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, North East Independent School District, Judson Independent School District, Military Highway Water Supply Corporation, Timbercreek Municipal Utility District, Bexar County Water Control and Improvement District #10, San Antonio Housing Authority, Eagle Pass Housing Authority, Olmos Park Economic Development Corporation and Cibolo Economic Development Corporation.
