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Casteel was a classroom teacher at Porter Junior High School for the Austin Independent School District from 1965 to 1973 and then at Canyon Lake High School for the Comal Independent School District from 1974 until 1982.<ref name=dancing>{{cite web|url=http://www.razoo.com/story/Carter-Casteel-Dancing-With-The-Stars-Of-New-Braunfels|title=Carter Casteel: Dancing with the Stars of New Braunfels|publisher=razoo.com|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref> In 1978, she was elected president of the Comal Educators Association.<ref name=votesmart/> After working for two years with another attorney, Casteel opened her own law practice in 1987.<ref name=dancing/>In 1989, she was the president of the county bar association.<ref name=votesmart/>   

Casteel was a classroom teacher at Porter Junior High School for the Austin Independent School District from 1965 to 1973 and then at Canyon Lake High School for the Comal Independent School District from 1974 until 1982.<ref name=dancing>{{cite web|url=http://www.razoo.com/story/Carter-Casteel-Dancing-With-The-Stars-Of-New-Braunfels|title=Carter Casteel: Dancing with the Stars of New Braunfels|publisher=razoo.com|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref> In 1978, she was elected president of the Comal Educators Association.<ref name=votesmart/> After working for two years with another attorney, Casteel opened her own law practice in 1987.<ref name=dancing/>In 1989, she was the president of the county bar association.<ref name=votesmart/>   

In 1988, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]] named her to a two-year appointment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Board. She is a past director of both Citizens Bank and Norwest Bank as well as KLRN-TV, the [[PBS]] outlet in San Antonio. She has been affiliated with the American Association of University Women, [[United Way]], the Comal County Fair Association, and the boards of 'Battleship Texas'' and the restored historic Brauntex Theatre in downtown New Braunfels. She is a member of Rotary International and the [[Chamber of Commerce]], through which capacity she is a past chairman of the Guadalupe River Study Group. She is a member of several Republican women's organizations in her area. A [[United Methodist]], Casteel is also a former charter member of the non-denominational Church in the Valley in Canyon Lake.<ref name=votesmart/>

In 1988, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]] named her to a two-year appointment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Board. She is a past director of both Citizens Bank and Norwest Bank as well as KLRN-TV, the [[PBS]] outlet in San Antonio. She has been affiliated with the American Association of University Women, [[United Way]], the Comal County Fair Association, and the boards of ''Battleship Texas'' and the restored historic Brauntex Theatre in downtown New Braunfels. She is a member of Rotary International and the [[Chamber of Commerce]], through which capacity she is a past chairman of the Guadalupe River Study Group. She is a member of several Republican women's organizations in her area. A [[United Methodist]], Casteel is also a former charter member of the non-denominational Church in the Valley in Canyon Lake.<ref name=votesmart/>

Casteel and her husband, Thomas Ralph "Tom" Casteel (born 1934),<ref name=votesmart/> have two children, Cheryl Lynn Casteel (born 1963), formerly Cheryl Land, a [[Certified Public Accountant]], and Thomas Barron Casteel (born c. 1971). Her son is her law partner in the firm Casteel & Casteel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslawyersdb.com/attorney239379|title=Casteel & Casteel|publisher=uslawyersdb.com|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> Casteel is a specialist in Family Law, handling divorces, adoptions, and disputes over child custody. A certified mediator, she also works to help families to resolve their differences.<ref name=dancing/>As of 2004, she had four grandchildren.<ref name=lrl/>

Casteel and her husband, Thomas Ralph "Tom" Casteel (born 1934),<ref name=votesmart/> have two children, Cheryl Lynn Casteel (born 1963), formerly Cheryl Land, a [[Certified Public Accountant]], and Thomas Barron Casteel (born c. 1971). Her son is her law partner in the firm Casteel & Casteel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslawyersdb.com/attorney239379|title=Casteel & Casteel|publisher=uslawyersdb.com|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> Casteel is a specialist in Family Law, handling divorces, adoptions, and disputes over child custody. A certified mediator, she also works to help families to resolve their differences.<ref name=dancing/>As of 2004, she had four grandchildren.<ref name=lrl/>