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2024: Ranked #1 Law PodcastHost: Tyler Owen and Clint McNear discussing topics, issues, and stories within the law enforcement community. TMPA is the voice of Texas Law Enforcement, focused on protecting those who serve. Since 1950, we have been defending the rights and interests of Texas Peace Officers by providing the best legal assistance in the country, effective lobbying at state and local levels, affordable training, and exemplary member support. As the largest law enforcement association in Texas, TMPA is proud to represent 33,000 local, county and state law enforcement officers.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 22m
#135- "Shot Four Times, Then Forced to Fight Workers’ Comp" with Jaclyn Skinner
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we sit down with Wood County Sgt. Jaclyn Skinner, whose life changed the moment she walked into a cluttered house to serve a warrant. Inside, she spotted a familiar tattoo through a partially open shower curtain. Then gunfire erupted. Sgt. Skinner was shot four times. In the middle of the chaos, she fought to survive and helped get her partner out alive. But the shooting was only the beginning. What came next was a brutal recovery, de...
- 3 weeks ago36 min
#134- "Social Media Mobs: What to Do" with Amanda Bolin, Anthony Rogers, and Leighton Guarnere
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we take on a growing problem in law enforcement: how quickly social media mobs form before the facts are known. Recent incidents in Galveston and Arp show exactly how dangerous that can be. In Galveston, an officer-involved shooting was quickly met with online outrage, but the facts matter. The suspect, Randy Martin, was recently released from prison after being convicted of murder. He was not pulled from the vehicle. He got out on hi...
- May 7, 202634 min
#133- "A Tyrant Falls and Officers Rise" with Leighton Guarnere
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, TMPA Field Representative Leighton joins the show to break down two major developments for Texas law enforcement. First, Leighton discusses the recent victory in Texas City, where Mayor Dedrick Johnson lost his election, opening a long-awaited glimmer of hope for TMPA members and officers in that city. Leighton explains how Texas City officers reached this point, the challenges they have faced under hostile city leadership, and what t...
- Apr 22, 202656 min
#132- "When Family Falls and Duty Calls" with TXDPS Director Gabe Ortiz
Send us Fan Mail From the battlefield… to the jail floor… to the front seat of a Texas DPS patrol unit — this is a story built on grit, sacrifice, and purpose. In this powerful episode, Texas DPS Regional Director Gabriel L. Ortiz sits down with Blue Grit to break down his remarkable 25-year journey in law enforcement. From his early days serving in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, to working inside a county jail, to earning his badge as a Texas State Trooper, Director Ortiz has seen ever...
- Apr 9, 202639 min
#131- "Court of Inquiry" with Doug O'Connell
Send us Fan Mail Backroom deals. Evidence battles. A DA’s office under fire. We break down how to register for the TMPA/Texas FOP Conference and why full access puts you where the real influence happens. Mitch Landry delivers a Legislative update—because the fight at the Capitol is happening NOW. Clint McNear also jumps in, breaking down what to expect at the TMPA/TXFOP Conference and why you need to be there. But the core of this episode hits hard with Regional Attorney Doug O’Connell. Alleg...
- Mar 26, 202645 min
#130- "A Pfeil Good Judge" with Larry Pfeil
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, Host Tyler Owen and TMPA Field Representative Robby Campbell sit down with Polk County Judge candidate Larry Pfeil—not a courtroom judge, but the role that serves as the County’s chief executive. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Pfeil breaks down his vision for restoring leadership, prioritizing public safety, and driving real economic growth in Polk County. From supporting law enforcement to making decisions that impact...
- Mar 3, 20261h 32m
#129- "Minneapolis: The Story They Won’t Tell"
Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re exposing what’s really happening in Minneapolis. Minnesota FOP Spokesperson Kevin Rofidal joins Force Science’s Brian Baxter and Von Kliem for a hard-hitting breakdown of post-2020 policing—what changed, what didn’t, and what the public still gets wrong. We dig into burned precincts, shattered morale, and neighborhoods left without a true police presence. Then we move into the reality of split-second decisions: distorted body-cam angles, “apparent threat” in ...
- Feb 17, 202652 min
#128- "Murphy's Law" with Lee Hon and Robby Campbell
Send us Fan Mail A rural county’s safety net is only as strong as the deputies willing to hold the line. In Episode 128, we sit down with TMPA Regional Attorney and former Polk County District Attorney Lee Hon alongside TMPA Field Representative Robby Campbell to break down the growing controversy surrounding Polk County leadership and its impact on law enforcement. At the center of the discussion is Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy and the debate over Texas Senate Bill 22, a bill intended to ...
About Blue Grit Podcast: The Voice of Texas Law Enforcement
2024: Ranked #1 Law PodcastHost: Tyler Owen and Clint McNear discussing topics, issues, and stories within the law enforcement community. TMPA is the voice of Texas Law Enforcement, focused on protecting those who serve. Since 1950, we have been defending the rights and interests of Texas Peace Officers by providing the best legal assistance in the country, effective lobbying at state and local levels, affordable training, and exemplary member support. As the largest law enforcement association in Texas, TMPA is proud to represent 33,000 local, county and state law enforcement officers.
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