The Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) is the largest police union in Texas.
[3] It lobbies for legislation and endorses candidates for office (both Republicans and Democrats[1]).
In 2020–2021, it supported the passage of Senate Bill 22.
[4] Under the bill, officers dying from Covid-19 are considered line of duty deaths, which grants benefits to their surviving family members.
[5][6] In 2022, CLEAT publicly endorsed incumbent Greg Abbott for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.