I grew up in Fort Worth, particularly near Texas Christian University. Living so close to Berkeley Place, I had always known about the area.
Just down the street from my home is Forest Park Pool. I still remember going to the pool for the first time, when I was around 4 or 5 years old. That’s where I learned how to swim.
I graduated from R.L. Paschal High School, one of the schools local to Berkeley Place. Following graduation, I left Fort Worth to study law at Washington University in St. Louis, but found myself back in Texas to attend the University of Texas at Austin School of Law…