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'''Frances Carter Barron Casteel''', known as '''Carter Casteel''' (born December 10, 1942), is an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from New Braunfels,  [[Texas]]. She served as the county judge of Comal County from 1991 to 1998 and a state representative from 2003 to 2007 for District 73, currently held by another Republican, [[conservative]] [Kyle Biedermann.

'''Frances Carter Barron Casteel''', known as '''Carter Casteel''' (born December 10, 1942), is an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from New Braunfels,  [[Texas]]. She served as the county judge of Comal County from 1991 to 1998 and a state representative from 2003 to 2007 for District 73, currently held by another Republican, [[conservative]] Kyle Biedermann.

==Background==

==Background==

A native of Monahans in Ward County in West Texas, Casteel graduated in 1961 from Monahans High School.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/bios/TLO/79th_Casteel_Carter.pdf|title=House Membership: Representative Carter Casteel|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref> In 1965, Casteel received her Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. She subsequently procured her [[Master of Arts]] in 1971 from Texas State University, then known as '''Southwest Texas State University''' in San Marcos (the alma mater of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]), and her [[Juris Doctor]]ate in 1985 from St. Mary's University School of Law in [[San Antonio]], Texas.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjHG8uPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

A native of Monahans in Ward County in West Texas, Casteel graduated in 1961 from Monahans High School.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/bios/TLO/79th_Casteel_Carter.pdf|title=House Membership: Representative Carter Casteel|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref> In 1965, Casteel received her Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. She subsequently procured her [[Master of Arts]] in 1971 from Texas State University, then known as '''Southwest Texas State University''' in San Marcos (the alma mater of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]), and her [[Juris Doctor]]ate in 1985 from St. Mary's University School of Law in [[San Antonio]], Texas.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjHG8uPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

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/>