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CLEAT Primary Election Endorsements 2012

May 8, 2012 • Capitol Report

CLEAT was the first statewide law enforcement union in Texas to endorse candidates, first to lobby the state legislature, first to encourage our local affiliates to become politically active and the first to form a Political Action Committee.

The CLEAT political endorsement is free, independent and free from political influence. Since we are the only statewide law enforcement organization to neither accept government grant money or telephone solicitation funds from the public, we are completely unencumbered by threats or promises from campaigning politicians or their handlers. Continue Reading »

CLEAT Membership Survey Reveals Strong Organizational Support, Areas Where Work Still Needs to Be Done

April 30, 2012 • Around the State

By John Burpo, CLEAT Executive Director

In the fall of last year, CLEAT conducted a telephone survey of our members. The purpose of the survey was to gauge our membership’s attitudes toward CLEAT and to also determine some trends that might affect the manner in which CLEAT conducts its business.

The survey was conducted by Leland Beatty, a respected Austin pollster. The survey was demographically balanced, with ethnic, gender, age and geographically diversity all consistent with CLEAT’s membership.

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ALEC:The secretly funded enemy of law enforcement officers and their families

April 23, 2012 • Capitol Report

By Charley Wilkison
Director of Public Affairs
CLEAT

While you were working, facing danger and violence on your shift, taking care of your families and your obligations, and tending to a serious career in law enforcement, there were other forces at work. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a thinly disguised organization set up by the enemies of the police. Those who want to see fewer police officers and want to see public employment privatized also have been on a secret mission to destroy your retirement benefits for you and your family. Continue Reading »