Mexikanemi

Mexikanemi
Founded1984 (1984)
FounderHeriberto Huerta
Founding locationHuntsville Unit, Texas, United States
Years active1984–present
TerritoryTexas
EthnicityMexican and Mexican American
Membership (est.)4,000
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, human trafficking, loansharking, money laundering, extortion, murder
AlliesGulf Cartel
Juárez Cartel
Mexican Mafia
Los Zetas
RivalsNuestra Familia
Texas Syndicate

Mexikanemi, also known as the Texas Mexican Mafia, is a Mexican-American prison and street gang established in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system in 1984. It functions separately from the original California Mexican Mafia, and members consider themselves primarily tied to the area of Aztlán, formerly Mexican territories in the southwestern United States. The group engages in a wide range of illegal activities including drug trafficking, loan sharking, and money laundering.