Ricardo D. Palacios was born in Laredo, Texas. He attended and graduated from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, earning a doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1970. Pala...view moreRicardo D. Palacios was born in Laredo, Texas. He attended and graduated from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, earning a doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1970. Palacios is the proud father of four children, all of whom have graduated from college. He is a retired oil and gas attorney and lives on his ranch near Encinal, Texas.view less