MANO'S STORY
State Representative
About Mano DeAyala
Representative Mano DeAyala represents Texas’ House District 133 in West Houston. The district includes Houston’s “Energy Corridor” which is home to the global headquarters of several prominent companies and a critical economic hub for Texas.
Professionally, Mano DeAyala is a senior partner of Buck Keenan LLP. He serves as counsel to individuals and companies in various industries. His practice concentrates on domestic and international disputes arising in the oil and gas, contract, real estate, construction, business, corporate governance, and employment. Licensed in many U.S. Courts and a solicitor in England and Wales, clients seek him out to handle complex commercial disputes in the U.S. and internationally. He has achieved the highest possible peer rating, AV Preeminent, by Martindale-Hubbell, for professional
and ethical excellence by his peers. For more than a decade, Mano has been recognized as one of the top lawyers in Texas, by Texas Super Lawyers and as one of the top lawyers in the US by Best Lawyers® in America.
Leader
Mano’s fast-paced law practice has not stopped him from finding time to serve his
community. He has served on SBISD’s Finance and Long-Range Planning committees
and as a board member of Heritage Ed, a reentry K-8 school serving northwest
Houston. With the Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association (SBMSA), Mano was a
longtime youth football coach and served as a board member from 2012-2022. Mano is
a past member of the “C” Club of Houston having served on the executive committee
since 2012 and as President in 2017. He also previously served as a Trustee of the
Houston Region Business Coalition. In April 2017, Governor Greg Abbott appointed
Mano to a six-year term on the board of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice where he
served as the Chair of the Business & Finance Committee and also serves as Trustee
of the Windham School District. In July 2020, the United States Trade Representative,
Executive Office of the President, appointed Mano as an arbitrator to adjudicate trade
disputes under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”).
Mano currently serves as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles I, IV, and V in the Texas Legislature, and as Vice Chair of the Harris County Delegation.
Texas Roots
Along with his four brothers and wife Melissa, Mano graduated from Spring Branch ISD’s Memorial High School. He received a BBA (Finance) Degree from the University of Texas (McCombs School of Business) and his law degree from Southern Methodist University. Mano’s sons are also products and graduates of SBISD schools. Mano is fluent in Spanish.
Life
Mano and his wife, Melissa, have been married for over thirty years and raised their three sons where they grew up in the Memorial area. Their oldest son, Marcus, and his wife, Madalyn, have begun their careers and continue to call Houston home. Their middle son, Matthew, has finished college and is now working back in Houston, while their youngest, Mitchell, is completing his senior year at the University of Texas.
