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Blue Grit Podcast: The Voice of Texas Law Enforcement
2024: Ranked #1 Law Podcast
Host: 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.
Episodes
155 episodes
#001- "I was facing 2 to 99" Teaser
Sneak Peek of Episode 1 with a Former Deputy whose 2-second horrible decision nearly cost him 99 years in prison. Episode 1 release date...12/13/2022!
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#001- "I was facing 2 to 99"
DOWNLOAD this episode!This episode is about former Deputy Chase Dotson, who assaulted a handcuffed prisoner and was ultimately arrested. Never denying his wrongdoing, Chase explains how TMPA's legal representation assisted him.
#003- "Heavy on the Reid"
TMPA Member and Harrison County District Attorney Reid McCain talks about his law enforcement experience as a former Deputy/Cop...and how that experience helps him as a District Attorney.
#004-"POLICE and Politics"
TMPA Government Affairs team Dallas Reed and John Wilkerson, discuss the upcoming 88th Legislative Session. DOWNLOAD this episode!
#005- “I was shot in the neck”
Former Balcones Heights Police Sergeant and now a current TMPA Field Representative Joey Sepulveda discusses his shooting that occurred in February of 2021. Although shot multiple times and left for dead, Joey refused to give up. This episode i...
Special Edition- "Uvalde...through the eyes of Juan Maldonado"
Not long after the horrific mass murder of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, the finger-pointing began. While grief-stricken parents and a community searched for answers, public figures started immediately pointing f...
#006- “The immigration war in our backyard"
Chris Cabrera is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas who concurrently works as the Vice President and spokesman of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the labor union representing border ag...
#007- "Meet the Host"
Clint, Tyler and guest host "The man the myth...the legend" TMPA Field Services Director John Sierega discuss the birth of Blue Grit Podcast. The team also discusses how they each became involved in the best police association in Texas, T...
#008- "I saw him reaching for the gun"
Retired California Deputy and now TMPA Field Rep. David Kurylowicz discusses how a "low priority call for service" turned deadly, nearly costing him and his partner their lives. *Actual Radio footage in the beginning*
#009- "there is a war on cops in this country"
The Blue Grit team meets with FOP 1st Vice President Joe Gamaldi and TMPA Executive Director Kevin Lawrence. This episode explains the FOP and TMPA relationship and the continued struggles the law enforcement community face across the country!<...
#010- "The line has been drawn in the sand"
In this episode, Clint and Tyler sit down with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar to discuss his history with TMPA, his job duties, and his continued support for law enforcement.Glenn Hegar is Texas' chief financial officer — the state's tre...
#011- "I Knew I Was Going to Die"
The Blue Grit team meets with Tyler Police Detective/TMPA 2nd Vice President Ken Gardner who shares his story when he nearly lost his life in 2003. Ken discusses the entire incident and how his faith helped him through the event.
#012- “Terror on Texas soil”
It could have been a North Texas massacre with up to 150 victims, if not for a Garland Police officer who became the first lawman in the country to engage ISIS-inspired terrorists on Texas soil.Greg Stevens, now 70, has lived for seven ...
#013- "Austin Councilwoman Kelly stands in the fire DEFENDING the Police"
The Blue Grit team has on Austin City Councilwoman Mackenzie Kelly to discuss the consequences defunding the police has on the city of Austin, which occurred prior to her being elected. Kelly discusses how she is trying to RE-FUND the Austin Po...
#014-"Overrun"
The Blue Grit Team has on Todd Bensman, a former counterterrorism journalist appointed by DPS Director Steve McGraw as a DPS counterterrorism analyst. Todd discusses his career and the release of his new book "Overrun." You can ge...
#015-"Shot in the head with a crossbow"
The Blue Grit Team meets with Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tom Lee and TMPA Field Rep. Leighton Guarnere to discuss Sgt. Lee's story of being shot...with a CROSSBOW. On June 20, 2019, Sgt. Lee was dispatched with a Spindleto...
#016-"Moore...about Brady List"
TMPA Attorney Randall Moore sits down with the Blue Grit Team and discusses the "ins and outs" about the BRADY LIST. BIO-Randall D. Moore has practiced law in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, north Texas and west Texas since 19...
#017-"Workers Comp Was Not Written For You..."
The Blue Grit Team has Personal Injury Attorney Aaron Allison and TMPA Legislative Liaison John Wilkerson to discuss Workers Comp. Aaron was brought in to assist TMPA regarding Workers Comp HB 790, filed by State Representative Jar...
#018- “Agent Under Fire” Part 1
In this episode, (Ret.) ICE Special Agent Victor Avila joins Blue Grit to share his story of courage and survival during a harrowing ambush in Mexico. Agent Avila has since been on a mission to obtain justice for his partner, Jaime Zapata...
#018- “Agent Under Fire” Part 2
ICE Special Agent Victor Avila continues his story with the Blue Grit team of courage and survival of an ambush in Mexico. Agent Avila has since been on a mission to obtain justice for his partner, Jaime Zapata, who, while just inches awa...
#019- "You All Have Our Back Everyday"
The Blue Grit Team has on the 42nd Lt. Governor, Dan Patrick, where he explains his unwavering support for law enforcement. He reflects on the night he responded to Dallas, TX when 5 Police Officers were shot and killed, and the aftermath that ...
#020-"Trooper James Scott Burns"
The Blue Grit Team has on Michaela Burns to discuss the tragic loss of her husband, D.P.S. Trooper James “Scott” Burns. She explains how raising a five-month-old helped her mentally and emotionally during her grief. After losing he...
#021- "She Takes The Car And Hits Me"
The Blue Grit Team has on Lubbock Police Officer Michael Matsik, to discuss his near-fatal incident in 2014. Matsik further explains how his physical fitness contributed to saving his life, along with wearing his ballistic vest. Fi...
#022- "I Woke Up And My Life Was Changed" Part 1
The Blue Grit Team has on DART Police Officer Justin Ellis and his wife Rachel, who share their inspiring story of resilience and determination in a 2-part series. In 2016, Justin was in an On-Duty motorcycle accident that paralyzed him from th...