Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast
The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool proudly introduces the Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast Series. The Pool is producing this regular podcast series, which has been dubbed STP, to help local officials (and managers and staff) understand key operational and legal concepts, and the services the Pool provides. After arming members with that information, each 15-minute episode will give easy action items to help keep your citizens, employees, volunteers, and property safe, all while saving public dollars. City council members can earn up to 19 Texas Municipal League Institute CEUs for listening to the podcasts. To receive CEUs for a particular episode, an elected official must provide a description of the episode, which must be educational in nature, pertain to municipal leadership, and should enhance your service as an elected official, for TML approval. Attorneys who listen to podcasts may be eligible for up to three hours of self-study CLE credit. Please refer to the State Bar CLE compliance rules for more information.
Podcasting since 2021 • 68 episodes
Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 46: Monumental Reduction in Law Enforcement Fatalities
The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died on duty in 2025 decreased 25 percent compared to the same time period in 2024, according to preliminary data provided by the
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Episode 46
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Episode 9D: 2026 DIR-Certified Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Training: Featuring the Cyber Guy and Hacker Hank!!
Texas Government Code Section 2054.5191 mandates artificial intelligence and cybersecurity training for local government employees, elected officials, and appointed officials who have access to a local government computer system or database and...
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Episode 9
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Episode 11c: January is R.O.A.D. Ready Month: One Way the Pool Helps Save Lives, Prevent Injuries, and Protect Property
The TML Risk Pool has seen far too many accidents and injuries in and around roadways. The Pool’s goal is to provide tools to help Members avoid them, and we’ve developed a program to do just that. R...
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Episode 11
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Episode 45: Insurance Procurement and the Use of Consultants: What You Need to Know
Cities and other local governments aren’t required to go through a formal procurement process to join the TML Risk Pool because they are essentially self-insuring when they do so. That being said, many do for various reasons. And when they do, ...
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Episode 45
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Episode 2C: Local Governments and Firearms: State Preemption of Local Authority
In this episode, special guest host Tamara Chafin (Risk Pool’s Communications Officer) interviews Scott Houston (Risk Pool Intergovernmental Relations Manager) about the dearth of city authority in Texas to regulate firearms.<...
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Episode 2
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