Biography: Michael McCaul, a Representative from Texas; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 14, 1962; B.S., Trinity University, San Antonio, Tex., 1984; J.D., St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Tex., 1987; lawyer, private practice; deputy attorney general, office of the Texas state attorney general; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Thirteenth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses).