Changes

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 (1934-2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doeppenschmidtfuneralhome.com/obituary/thomas-casteel|title=Thomas Ralph Casteel obituary|publisher=Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home|date=December 10, 2020|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}</ref> 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=July 29, 2020}}</ref> Casteel is a specialist in Family Law, handling divorces, adoptions, and child custody disputes. A certified mediator, she also works to help families to resolve their differences.<ref name=dancing/> She has four grandchildren.<ref name=lrl/>

Casteel and her husband, Thomas Ralph "Tom" Casteel (1934-2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doeppenschmidtfuneralhome.com/obituary/thomas-casteel|title=Thomas Ralph Casteel obituary|publisher=Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home|date=December 10, 2020|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}</ref> have two children, Cheryl Lynn Casteel (born 1963), formerly Cheryl Land, a [[Certified Public Accountant]], and Thomas Barron Casteel (born c. 1971), her law partner in the firm Casteel & Casteel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslawyersdb.com/attorney239379|title=Casteel & Casteel|publisher=uslawyersdb.com|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref> Casteel is a specialist in Family Law, handling divorces, adoptions, and child custody disputes. A certified mediator, she also works to help families to resolve their differences.<ref name=dancing/> She has four grandchildren.<ref name=lrl/>

 

 

Barron Casteel, as he is known, is a candidate for the District 73 seat in the Texas House of Representatives in the Republican [[primary]] scheduled for March 1, 2022. He is a former New Braunfels [[mayor]] and describes himself as a "lifelong [[conservative]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BarronCasteelForTX/|title=Barron Casteel for Texas|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=January 2, 2022}}</ref>

==Political life==

==Political life==