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🔗 Dallas committee questions Flock Safety on growing privacy concerns
WFAA ABC 8 Dallas via YouTube · 2026-09-09
Dallas Pushback
🔗 Bastrop City Council votes unanimously to decommission Flock camera system
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-09-08
Bastrop Success Sunsetting
🔗 Manvel votes to end use of Flock cameras over privacy, data-sharing concerns
KHOU CBS 11 Houston · 2026-09-09
Manvel Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Willis shuts off Flock cameras until further notice amid residents' concerns
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-09-08
Willis Success Suspended
🔗 Bastrop set to vote on future of Flock cameras amid growing scrutiny of license plate reader technology
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-09-08
Bastrop Pushback
🔗 Dallas Police Department to discuss Flock cameras during public safety meeting
KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth via YouTube · 2026-09-07
Dallas
🔗 Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo calls for special meeting on Flock camera use
Fox 26 Houston · 2026-09-07
Harris County Pushback
🔗 Harris County Judge calls for special session on Flock as governor pulls state funding
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-09-07
Harris County Pushback
🔗 Hidalgo wants Harris County to re-evaluate Flock cameras, strengthen oversight
Houston Chronicle · 2026-09-06
Harris County Pushback
🔗 Taking Flock: A look at how the controversial cameras are taking root in Killeen — and where they're located
The Killeen Daily Herald · 2026-09-06
Killeen Flockaganda
🔗 Judge Lina Hidalgo calls for special meeting on Harris County Flock camera contract
KPRC NBC 2 Houston · 2026-09-05
Harris County Pushback
🔗 State of Texas: Congressman takes fight over Flock cameras to D.C.
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-09-05
Federal Government Legislation
🔗 More Flock Cameras Removed in Central Texas
Texas Scorecard · 2026-09-04
Bastrop El Paso Elgin Leander Manor Wylie Success Sunsetting Suspended
🔗 Another Central Texas city ends its Flock camera program
Austin American-Statesman · 2026-09-04
Leander Success Sunsetting
🔗 After Abbott's order limiting Flock cameras, DPS to continue using its vast surveillance network
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-09-04
Overview
🔗 PREVIEW: Manvel to review Flock camera contract
Community Impact · 2026-09-04
Manvel Pushback
🔗 'They need to come down' | Leander residents push city leaders to remove Flock cameras
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-09-04
Leander Pushback
🔗 Manor ending use of Flock Safety cameras
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-09-03
Manor Success Sunsetting
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🔗 El Paso police abruptly halt Flock camera program after Abbott pauses funding as scrutiny grows
El Paso Matters · 2026-09-03
El Paso Success Suspended
🔗 Dallas-Fort Worth Local Officials, Law Enforcement Weigh Flock Cameras
The Texan · 2026-09-03
Tarrant County
🔗 Elgin Police Department pausing use of FLOCK Safety cameras
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-09-03
Elgin Success Suspended
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- 🔗 Elgin Police Department pausing use of FLOCK Safety cameras
  KVUE ABC 24 Austin via YouTube
- 🔗 Elgin Police Department pausing use of FLOCK Safety cameras
  KVUE ABC 24 Austin via Yahoo
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- 🔗 Elgin Police Department pauses use of FLOCK Safety cameras
  KEYE CBS 42 Austin
- 🔗 Elgin police pause use of Flock Safety cameras
  KVUE ABC 24 Austin
🔗 EPPD has effectively halted use of Flock license plate reader system
KFOX Fox 14 El Paso · 2026-09-03
El Paso
🔗 Dallas City Council signals support for keeping Flock camera funding
The Dallas Morning News · 2026-09-03
Dallas
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- 🔗 Dallas City Council signals support for keeping Flock camera funding
  The Dallas Morning News via Government Technology
🔗 Majority of Dallas City Council indicates support for keeping Flock cameras
KERA-TV PBS 13 Dallas · 2026-09-03
Dallas
🔗 College Station City Council to vote on $400,000 Flock Safety contract
The Battalion · 2026-09-03
College Station Renewal
🔗 Flock cameras key to Tarrant County crime reduction, sheriff says as scrutiny mounts
Fort Worth Report · 2026-09-02
Tarrant County Flockaganda
🔗 Tarrant County sheriff says Flock cameras are their most valuable asset
Fort Worth Star-Telegram · 2026-09-02
Tarrant County Flockaganda
🔗 Texas senator calls Flock cameras 'warrantless mass surveillance'
USA Today · 2026-09-02
Legislation
🔗 Flock cameras unpopular with majority of Texans
The Washington Times · 2026-09-02
Elections Statewide Pushback
🔗 Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs
EFF · 2026-09-02
AZ FL Statewide EFF Pushback
🔗 Dallas police shutting down hundreds of Flock cameras after funding pause
The Hill · 2026-09-02
Dallas
🔗 Conversation continues around perception, desire for Flock Safety cameras
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-09-02
Bastrop Pushback
🔗 Bastrop moves to immediately cover city's Flock cameras as vote to terminate contract looms
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-09-02
Bastrop Suspended
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🔗 'Get the Flock out of Texas': State senator calls for ALPR ban
KBTX CBS 3 Bryan · 2026-09-01
Statewide Legislation
🔗 'We're done with the license plate readers' | Robinson City Council votes unanimously to end Flock camera agreement
KCEN NBC 6 Temple · 2026-09-02
Robinson Success Sunsetting
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- 🔗 What's next for Robinson after city council votes to end Flock Safety camera program
  KCEN NBC 6 Temple
- 🔗 Robinson Police deactivate Flock Cameras after City Council vote
  KCEN NBC 6 Temple
🔗 Bastrop City Council to consider ending Flock Safety contract, cover cameras immediately
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-09-02
Bastrop Pushback
🔗 Bastrop City Council moves toward ending Flock camera contract after privacy concerns
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-09-01
Bastrop Pushback
🔗 Dallas police to shut off almost half of its Flock cameras
The Dallas Morning News · 2026-09-02
Dallas Scaled Back
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- 🔗 Dallas police to shut off almost half of its Flock cameras
  The Dallas Morning News via Government Technology
🔗 Dallas Police Department to stop using more than 300 of its Flock cameras
KERA-TV PBS 13 Dallas · 2026-09-01
Dallas Scaled Back
🔗 Dallas could eliminate $1.5M in Flock camera funding if budget amendment is approved
KERA-TV PBS 13 Dallas · 2026-09-01
Dallas Pushback
🔗 Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies for Flock cameras
Spectrum News Local · 2026-09-01
🔗 Dallas may end funding for Flock Safety cameras and police say they help solve crimes
KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth · 2026-08-31
Dallas Pushback
🔗 Manvel police respond to mayor's Flock camera concerns, defend technology while acknowledging privacy questions
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-31
Manvel
🔗 Liberty Hill leaders weigh Flock Safety camera contract
Community Impact · 2026-08-31
Liberty Hill Renewal
🔗 Robinson County to consider renewing Flock cameras
KCEN NBC 6 Temple · 2026-08-30
Robinson County Renewal
🔗 Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance cameras
Mashable · 2026-08-30
Statewide Pushback
🔗 Will Abbott's Flock Funding Freeze Hit Dallas' 684 Cameras?
The Dallas Express · 2026-08-30
Dallas Pushback
🔗 Manvel mayor reverses support for Flock cameras, calls for removal
Fox 26 Houston · 2026-08-29
Manvel Pushback
🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-29
Statewide Pushback
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- 🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
  KXAN NBC 36 Austin
🔗 Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews
Washington Post · 2026-08-29
Statewide Pushback
🔗 Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
KWTX CBS 10 Waco · 2026-08-29
Statewide
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- 🔗 Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
  Salon
🔗 Manvel could be the next city to pull Flock cameras
Houston Chronicle · 2026-08-29
Manvel Pushback
🔗 Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
The Hill · 2026-08-29
Statewide Pushback
🔗 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to cut state funding for AI-powered Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Fox News · 2026-08-28
Statewide Pushback
🔗 How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras
The Texas Tribune · 2026-08-28
Statewide
🔗 Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
The Texas Tribune · 2026-08-28
Statewide Pushback
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🔗 Manvel mayor calls for review of Flock Safety camera contract
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-28
Manvel Pushback
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- 🔗 Manvel mayor calls for review of Flock Safety camera contract
  KPRC News 2 Houston NBC via YouTube
- 🔗 Manvel mayor calls for review of Flock Safety camera contract
  KPRC News 2 Houston NBC (2) via YouTube
🔗 North Star Mall uses license plate readers to track improper parking, crime
KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio · 2026-08-28
San Antonio Business Usage
🔗 Dallas County residents debate Flock cameras amid concerns over privacy and crime deterrence
WFAA ABC 8 Dallas · 2026-08-27
Dallas County Pushback
🔗 'It's an invasion of privacy': Indigo Lake Estates residents raise concerns over new Flock cameras
KTRK ABC 13 Houston · 2026-08-27
Magnolia Pushback
🔗 She saw the Flock camera privacy problem coming. Did We?
The Dallas Morning News · 2026-08-27
Trophy Club Pushback
🔗 Liberty Hill weighs future of Flock license plate cameras amid privacy concerns
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-08-27
Liberty Hill Pushback
🔗 Houston Police Department investigating officer usages of Flock camera system for potential policy violations
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-26
Houston Abuse
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- 🔗 More Flock cameras cut down in Houston amid new investigation into possible internal misuse
  KHOU CBS 11 Houston
- 🔗 Flock cameras: Pasadena investigation leads to broader questions across Houston area
  KPRC News 2 Houston NBC
🔗 Could the Flock camera debate influence the race for Texas governor?
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-08-26
Elections Statewide
🔗 Liberty Hill prepares community discussion on Flock cameras amid Central Texas pushback
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-08-26
Liberty Hill Pushback
🔗 Pflugerville covers Flock cameras, turns off system
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-08-25
Pflugerville Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Former Katy officer faces charges after allegedly using Flock cameras to track ex-wife
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-25
Katy Abuse
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- 🔗 Former Katy police officer terminated after misusing Flock cameras to track ex-wife, Katy PD says
  KTRK ABC 13 Houston
🔗 More than 50 Flock cameras to go dark near S.A. Here's why
My San Antonio · 2026-08-25
Kendall County Success Sunsetting
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🔗 Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa join Flock camera debate in governor race
El Paso Times · 2026-08-25
Elections Statewide
🔗 Conroe council members say they received threats after Flock Safety ballot vote
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-24
Conroe Pushback
🔗 Concerns grow over Flock cameras across Houston area amid investigations for possible misuse
KTRK ABC 13 Houston · 2026-08-24
Houston Pushback
🔗 Dallas police raise concerns about Flock camera vandalism
Spectrum News Local · 2026-08-24
Dallas Vandalism
🔗 Temple Police Department officer resigns after unauthorized use of Flock camera discovered
KWTX CBS 10 Waco · 2026-08-21
Temple Abuse
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- 🔗 Temple Police officer resigns after internal investigation into misuse of Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system
  Temple Daily Telegram
🔗 1 officer arrested, 1 placed on leave amid Lufkin Flock camera misuse investigation
KTRE ABC 9 Lufkin · 2026-08-20
Lufkin Abuse
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🔗 How a small Houston-area city helped Flock cameras take off nationwide
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-20
Jersey Village
🔗 Houston groups hold week of events opposing Flock license plate cameras
Houston Chronicle · 2026-08-17
Houston Pushback
🔗 Dallas police seeking clarity on Flock's planned privacy changes
The Dallas Morning News · 2026-08-17
Dallas
"Dallas police are not planning to change the department's retention schedule of one year for Flock camera data — generally an outlier but in line with some big cities — even as the Atlanta-based tech company is now reducing its recommended default from 30 days to seven."
🔗 Have police searched your license plate on Flock databases?
My San Antonio · 2026-08-17
San Antonio Activism Overview
🔗 Conroe City Council rejects proposal to let citizens decide on Flock camera use in the city
KTRK ABC 13 Houston · 2026-08-17
Conroe
🔗 Flock Safety overhaul keeps Pflugerville skeptical of surveillance cameras
KXAN NBC 36 Austin · 2026-08-14
Pflugerville Flockaganda
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- 🔗 Flock Safety overhaul keeps Pflugerville skeptical of surveillance cameras
  KXAN NBC 36 Austin via YouTube
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- 🔗 Flock Safety CEO addresses backlash over misuse concerns, cites safeguards to prevent abuse
  KPRC News 2 Houston NBC
🔗 3 Harris County deputies have access to Flock system suspended; Deer Park Police Department disciplines officer
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-14
Deer Park Harris County Abuse
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🔗 Pflugerville City Council delays Flock camera contract vote
Community Impact · 2026-08-14
Pflugerville Renewal
🔗 Conroe City Council vote falls short of putting Flock camera question on November ballot
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-14
Conroe Pushback
🔗 Pflugerville City Council delays vote on Flock Safety cameras after privacy concerns
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-08-12
Pflugerville Pushback
🔗 Pflugerville Council Delays Flock Safety Decision
KLBJ-AM 590 AM Austin · 2026-08-12
Pflugerville Pushback
🔗 League City voters to give input on Flock cameras in November — but council reserves final say
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-12
Elections League City
🔗 Pflugerville City Council delays Flock camera contract vote amid privacy concerns
KEYE CBS 42 Austin · 2026-08-12
Pflugerville Pushback
🔗 League City council puts Flock license plate readers on November ballot
KTRK ABC 13 Houston · 2026-08-11
Elections League City
🔗 'Americans just don't want to be surveilled': Growing backlash against North Texas Flock cameras
KERA-TV PBS 13 Dallas · 2026-08-11
Carrollton Denton Pushback
🔗 Flock cameras explained: How automated plate readers work and their impact in South Texas
KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio · 2026-08-11
Bexar County San Antonio Overview
🔗 A look at Flock police cameras in Denton — and the backlash against them
Denton Record-Chronicle · 2026-08-11
Denton Pushback
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- 🔗 A look at Flock police cameras in Denton — and the backlash against them
  KERA-TV PBS 13 Dallas
🔗 Proposition on November Ballot Regarding City's Use of Flock Cameras
City of League City · 2026-08-10
Elections League City
🔗 Two Houston-area cities could put Flock license plate cameras before voters
KPRC News 2 Houston NBC · 2026-08-10
Conroe League City Pushback
🔗 League City voters could decide the fate of flock cameras in the city
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-10
Elections League City
🔗 2 Houston suburbs may let voters decide Flock camera fate
Houston Chronicle · 2026-08-10
Conroe League City Pushback
🔗 Some Houston-area residents have growing concerns with the expansion of Flock cameras
KUHF NPR 88.7 FM Houston · 2026-08-10
Harris County Pushback
🔗 Flock surveillance is spreading across the Houston region. So is the backlash.
Houston Chronicle · 2026-08-09
Houston Pushback
🔗 Flock cameras raise questions over crime-fighting, privacy
The Victoria Advocate · 2026-08-08
Victoria Business Usage
🔗 Lago Vista votes to remove Flock safety cameras as backlash over license plate reading cameras grows
KVUE ABC 24 Austin · 2026-08-07
Lago Vista Success Sunsetting
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- 🔗 Lago Vista votes to remove Flock safety cameras as backlash over license plate reading cameras grows
  KVUE ABC 24 Austin via YouTube
🔗 Guadalupe County ends Flock Safety Camera contract, citing cost savings
KENS-TV CBS 5 San Antonio · 2026-08-07
Guadalupe County Success Sunsetting
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