Editing Michael McCaul (section)

==Early life, education and legal career==
Born in [[Dallas]], the son of Frances Jane (Lott) and James Addington McCaul, Jr., McCaul has English, Irish, and German ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |title=michael mccaul |url=http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~battle/genealogy/reps/mccaul.htm |website=RootsWeb.com |publisher=[[Ancestry.com|Ancestry]] |access-date=January 4, 2019 |date=September 22, 2008}}</ref> He graduated from [[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]] and earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history from [[San Antonio]]'s [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]] in 1984 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[St. Mary's University, Texas|St. Mary's University]] three years later. McCaul also completed a Senior Executive Fellowship at [[Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jesuitdallas.org/news/alumni/u-s-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus/ |title=U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul '80 Named Jesuit Dallas Distinguished Alumnus |publisher=[[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas|Jesuit Dallas News]] |date=16 October 2014 |access-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153851/http://www.jesuitdallas.org/news/alumni/u-s-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus/ |archive-date=8 September 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul '80 Named Jesuit Dallas Distinguished Alumnus |url=https://www.jesuitdallas.org/about/news/post/~board/press-releases/post/us-rep-michael-mccaul-80-named-jesuit-dallas-distinguished-alumnus |website=jesuitdallas.org |publisher=[[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]] |access-date=29 December 2018 |date=15 October 2014|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

McCaul worked as an attorney and [[federal prosecutor]] before entering politics. He was the Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security for Texas's branch of the [[US Attorney]]'s office, and also worked under the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]'s [[Public Integrity Section]]. After he left, McCaul took a position as a [[Deputy Attorney General]] in 1999 with the [[Texas Attorney General]]'s Office and served in this capacity until 2002.