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A fifth-generation Austinite, Keel was reared in a family of six sons and one daughter.  He is the son of Thomas M. Keel, the former long-time director of the Texas Legislative Budget Board and a  former lecturer in public affairs for the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.<ref>Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Office of Publications (1997-1998 Edition) -  "Faculty" p. 47.</ref> The senior class president at Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin, he received his high school diploma on May 26, 1976.<ref>Candace McDaniels, ed. (May 20, 1976), "Senior Spirit of '76 Comes to Close," ''The Liberator - Lyndon Baines Johnson High School,'' p. 7.</ref> In 1980, he procured a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin and an Associate of Arts in foreign language from Austin Community College.​

A fifth-generation Austinite, Keel was reared in a family of six sons and one daughter.  He is the son of Thomas M. Keel, the former long-time director of the Texas Legislative Budget Board and a  former lecturer in public affairs for the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.<ref>Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Office of Publications (1997-1998 Edition) -  "Faculty" p. 47.</ref> The senior class president at Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin, he received his high school diploma on May 26, 1976.<ref>Candace McDaniels, ed. (May 20, 1976), "Senior Spirit of '76 Comes to Close," ''The Liberator - Lyndon Baines Johnson High School,'' p. 7.</ref> In 1980, he procured a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin and an Associate of Arts in foreign language from Austin Community College.​

​He obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of Houston on May 14, 1983.<ref>[[Karleen Koen|Koen, Karleen]] (Fall 2002). "Cougars in the Capitol". ''Collegium - The Magazine of the University of Houston''. p. 18.</ref> He was admitted to the Texas Bar on June 24, 1983, and licensed to practice law by the Texas Supreme Court and the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He was further licensed in the federal district courts for the Western and Southern districts of Texas and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://www.texasbar.com State Bar of Texas | Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

​He obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of Houston on May 14, 1983.<ref>Karleen Koen (Fall 2002), "Cougars in the Capitol," ''Collegium - The Magazine of the University of Houston,'' p. 18.</ref> He was admitted to the Texas Bar on June 24, 1983, and licensed to practice law by the Texas Supreme Court and the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He was further licensed in the federal district courts for the Western and Southern districts of Texas and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://www.texasbar.com State Bar of Texas | Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>​

​Keel also holds a Master Peace Officer License and is certified as an instructor of peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and [[Education]].<ref>http://www.tcleose.state.tx.us.  Licensing and Certification.</ref>​

​Keel also holds a Master Peace Officer License and is certified as an instructor of peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and [[Education]].<ref>http://www.tcleose.state.tx.us.  Licensing and Certification.</ref>​