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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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- 4 days ago22 min
#140- "Wade Steen Turns Government Financials Into Bargaining Power"
Send us Fan Mail “We don’t have any money” is one of the most common arguments association leaders hear at the bargaining table—but what if the numbers tell a completely different story? CPA Wade Steen joins us to break down how law enforcement associations and police unions can dissect government financials, uncover reserves, track fund transfers, and use audited financial statements to strengthen contract negotiations. Wade explains how to read an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR...
- 2 weeks ago27 min
#139- "Tropical Storm Edouard: Texas Prepared for the Worst" with Robby Campbell & Leighton Guarnere
Send us Fan Mail The Gulf Coast doesn’t pause for anyone—and neither does Texas law enforcement. After a tropical storm made landfall near the Golden Triangle, TMPA Field Representatives Robby Campbell and Leighton Guarnere join Blue Grit to break down what officers and TMPA members experienced across Orange County, Jefferson County, Chambers County, and Southeast Texas. Texas may have “dodged a bullet,” but that doesn’t mean the threat disappeared. Heavy rainfall, flooding concerns, power ou...
- Aug 20, 202644 min
#138- "Blinded by the Line of Duty" with CJ Lehmann & Sean Feldmann
Send us Fan Mail Former Fayette County Deputy Calvin “CJ” Lehmann joins the TMPA Blue Grit Podcast alongside his academy classmate and longtime friend, Williamson County Deputy Sean Feldmann, to share the powerful story of the night that forever changed his life. In November 2018, CJ was attempting to arrest an unregistered sex offender when the suspect attacked law enforcement, fled, and opened fire. A bullet struck CJ in the face, causing catastrophic injuries that ultimately left him blind...
- Aug 5, 202618 min
#137- "Politics, Paychecks and Policing the Valley" with Weslaco POA and Javier Lara
Send us Fan Mail Police officers across the Rio Grande Valley face a growing challenge: Cities are expanding, workloads are increasing, and salaries continue to fall behind. Recorded at the 2026 Texas FOP and TMPA Joint Conference in Dallas, Weslaco Police Officers Association board members Christian Tamez, Eric Rangel, Pete Garcia, Paul Vega, and Leonel Cantu discuss pay disparity, city politics, benefits, salary negotiations, and the realities of policing South Texas. The board also explain...
- Jul 14, 202631 min
#136- "More Than a Conference: Training, Family & Fellowship"
Send us Fan Mail The TMPA Conference is changing—and we’re not being subtle about it. In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, TMPA Vice President Tyler Pride and Training Coordinator Jay McClellan break down the major changes coming to the 2026 TMPA/TXFOP Joint Conference in Dallas, July 24–26. If you have ever attended a law enforcement conference that felt rushed, awkward, or divided between too many competing priorities, this episode explains the exact fixes being made—and why. First, we...
- Jun 4, 20261h 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...
- May 20, 202636 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...
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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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