Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast

About 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.

Publisher

Scott Houston

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2021

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 70 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Episode 47: The Texas Municipal League and the TML Risk Pool – Scott Houston’s Reflections After 25 Years of Service

   After more than two decades serving Texas cities—and five impactful years with the TML Risk Pool—Scott Houston signs off with a thoughtful and candid conversation about a career dedicated to public service. In this special episode of the “Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast,” Scott reflects on how the Texas Municipal League and the Risk Pool have evolved to meet the changing needs of their members, from legal challenges to politics to emerging risks and innovative coverage solutions. ...

2. 

   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   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 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). The NLEOMF data shows that 111 federal, state, county, municipal, and U.S. Territories officers died in the line of duty in 2025, compared to the 148 officers who died in 2024. The 111 line-of-duty deaths in 2025 represents a near-historic low. The l...

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   2 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   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 use a computer to perform at least 25 percent of their duties. The training must be certified by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) — both this podcast and the YouTube video linked to the left are DIR-approved. This episode isn’...

Inside a recent episode

Episode 46: Monumental Reduction in Law Enforcement Fatalities

Published 6 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Okay so what we see is that things are moving definitely in the right direction nationally and like I mentioned in the intro they're also reducing some in Texas. What do you attribute these better numbers to? Chase tell me what you think about that. Well really I think it's a combination of several things that just collectively have improved over the years. Talking about things like better training meaningful research like we're seen down at the Orange Center at Texas University in San Marcus. Better equipment across the board increased use of body armor and seat belts and of course programs like principal and below 100. […]

Who has been a guest on Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ryan Burns
• Mike Bell
• Jeff Thompson
• Matthew Rosencrans

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

106,779

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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