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🔗 El Paso aerospace firm partners on drones; 600 students awarded vouchers El Paso
🔗 Flock 'AI' license plate cameras in Parker County: Here's what to know Parker County
New Outbreak
"The Parker County Sheriff's Office declined to share with the Star-Telegram how many cameras it will obtain, where they will be placed or how much the contract costs."
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🔗 Beaumont City Council approves $900K drone safety agreement Beaumont
Drones
🔗 As License Plate Readers Expand in Texas, Privacy Advocates Are Fighting Back Kyle
🔗 Groves City Council to review door-to-door solicitor rules, police surveillance grant Groves
New Outbreak
"In a separate item, the council will consider a resolution that would allow the Groves Police Department to apply for state grant funding to purchase 23 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras intended to help combat catalytic converter theft in Jefferson County."
🔗 Texas cities ditch license plate readers over surveillance concerns Austin
San Marcos
🔗 College Station approves grant application tied to Flock security systems after public pushback College Station
🔗 Austin City Council adopts surveillance oversight ordinance Austin
Legislation
🔗 Conroe residents say city is stonewalling their requests for information on Flock Safety cameras Conroe
FOIA
Opacity
"He says that after the city received the payment for the records, it sent some of its requests to the attorney general's office to determine whether the information must be released."
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🔗 Commissioners vote to block Flock surveillance cameras Hood County
Paywall
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🔗 Homeland Security grant approval fuels debate over adding more cameras in Amarillo Amarillo
Video
🔗 Parker County Greenlights AI License Plate Spy Cameras To Hunt Thieves Parker County
New Outbreak
More coverage:
🔗 What residents asked — and how Bandera officials responded on Flock cameras Bandera
🔗 Local authorities: Safe from Flock fine Baytown
🔗 Council delays Flock camera vote after tense meeting Bandera
Pushback
🔗 Exclusive: Texas says Flock surveillance violated state law over licensing issue Houston
Flocked Up
Illegal
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🔗 Kyle City Council hears police grant proposal Kyle City
🔗 Council reshapes EDC, punts on Flock camera decision Bandera
🔗 Georgetown installs license plate reader cameras as privacy advocates raise concerns Georgetown
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🔗 Bullard PD installs license plate reader cameras on outskirts of city, aiding in safety and investigations Bullard
🔗 Surveillance program draws ire San Benito
Pushback
🔗 Georgetown PD to implement license plate readers Georgetown
🔗 Georgetown PD to use Flock cameras for license plate readers Georgetown
Paywall
"During the March 11 city council meeting, Georgetown City Council unanimously approved a four year contract with Flock Safety to install and maintain 10 license plate readers in high traffic areas in an amount not to exceed $29,954.10 for the first year and $28,710 in subsequent years."
🔗 Law enforcement addresses growing network of Flock Safety cameras across Brazos County Bryan
College Station
""We own the cameras, we own that data," Waller said."
Notes: Lots of Flockaganda in this one, much of it false, like the blurb.
🔗 Bryan City Council approves new surveillance cameras, fire station repairs Bryan
Video
🔗 City of Jasper received a good audit report, Council approves Flock Safety System for police ... Jasper
"In other action, council approved Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster to seek grant money to pay for a Flock Safety System."
🔗 Frisco police say automated license plate readers help solve crimes Frisco
🔗 License plate reader cameras being installed across Panola County Panola
🔗 New traffic cameras in Panola County aim to boost public safety Panola County
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🔗 Panola County begins installing 19 traffic cameras with license plate reading technology Panola County
🔗 Midland County OKs TAG gear, JP annex X-ray, sets liaisons Midland County
"Commissioners also approved amending a multiple-use agreement for the installation of Flock Safety cameras on TxDOT right-of-ways for the Sheriff's Office."
🔗 El Paso City Council may reconsider Flock Safety camera contract El Paso
Pushback
🔗 Here are the Central Texas law enforcement agencies with Flock, data sharing agreements with Texas DPS Bastrop
Bexar
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Cedar Park
Elgin
Elm Ridge
Holland
Hutto
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Marble
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🔗 Residents voice concerns over Flock cameras at town hall Bandera
Pushback
🔗 Vandals target mysterious surveillance cameras in Hill Country 'party town' Bandera
Pushback
Vandalism
🔗 San Benito Police address concerns about new license plate reader technology San Benito
🔗 Fact check: Does the El Paso County Sheriff's Office use Flock Safety cameras? El Paso County
Horizon City
Socorro
🔗 DPS installs license plate reader cameras in Austin, months after city ended program Austin
🔗 City holding public meeting to address Flock camera installation Bandera
Pushback
🔗 Ring founder discusses canceled Flock partnership Austin
Pushback
Video
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🔗 Vandalism, privacy concerns fuel debate over Flock cameras ahead of town hall Bandera
Pushback
🔗 Austin residents thought the police stopped using Flock cameras. They were wrong Austin
Audio
🔗 Big Spring Police Department to Receive $45,000 Donation for Flock Safety License Plate Recognition Cameras Big Spring
🔗 Austin ended its license plate reader program. Then the police department found a loophole. Austin
🔗 Texas DPS installs Flock license plate readers in Austin Austin
🔗 Midland City Council approves extending Flock camera contract Midland
🔗 San Antonio-area cities rapidly add license plate scanners — here's where San Antonio
Expansion
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🔗 Neighbors concerned about new Flock license plate readers in north Austin Austin
Video
🔗 Laredo leaders approve $4.1M to expand police camera system with license plate readers Laredo
Expansion
🔗 Diboll police explain use of license plate reader cameras Diboll
Paywall
🔗 San Antonio-area city beefs up controversial road surveillance San Antonio
Expansion
🔗 Rapid Growth Prompts New Security Measures In One of Collin County's Smallest Cities Lavon
🔗 Surveillance Company Used by Local Police Agencies Exposed for Security Flaw Dallas
Security Problem
🔗 Sugar Land expands surveillance tech spending amid growing scrutiny Sugar Land
Expansion
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🔗 Fact check: Do El Paso area police departments utilize Flock license plate readers? El Paso
🔗 Mysterious surveillance cameras have San Antonio neighbors buzzing San Antonio
🔗 El Paso Police Use Controversial Traffic Cameras Other Cities Are Cancelling For Privacy Concerns El Paso
🔗 DPS says it is investigating Flock Safety camera company over claims of operating without license Flocked Up
Illegal
🔗 Exclusive: Texas investigating Flock Safety over claims it operated without a license Flocked Up
Illegal
"From 2019 to 2024, the company operated without a required private investigator license, a lapse that led the state to issue a cease-and-desist letter in 2024."
🔗 Forbidden Flock: Temple city officials block access to Flock information that details surveillance camera system Temple
"The request to release the information to the public was denied by the attorney general's office, stating it was "a danger to officers and the general public.""
🔗 Temple officials expand, defend surveillance secrecy, deem critics as possible lawbreakers Temple
""I am not aware (of cancellations across Texas). We have had good luck and they operate as advertised," Temple Mayor Tim Davis said. "I would bet that the same people complaining are the same people who are breaking the law.""
🔗 The Woodlands, Montgomery County expand Flock camera network to improve public safety Montgomery County
The Woodlands
Expansion
🔗 Plano aldermen okay Flock license plate readers in split vote Plano
Expansion
🔗 The Woodlands to boost law enforcement with 30 new Flock Safety cameras around the community The Woodlands
Expansion
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🔗 License Plate Cams Swarm San Antonio Suburbs As Big Brother Fears Grow San Antonio
Expansion
🔗 Plano council to vote on Flock camera contract Monday Plano
🔗 City of San Marcos not renewing contract for Flock license plate reader cameras San Marcos
Success
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Video
More coverage:
🔗 Hundreds of license-plate reading cameras blanket Dallas. Here's how they're used Dallas
🔗 Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns Immigration
Scope Creep
"After finding nothing in Schott's car, Babb said 'nine times out of 10, this is what happens.'"
🔗 Belton approves the addition of seven more flock cameras on TxDot roads Belton
Expansion
🔗 Introducing Mike Siegel, the anti AI surveillance city councilman Austin
Louis Rossman
Video
🔗 Flock Safety & Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was For A Missing Person. It Was An Abortion Investigation. Johnson County
Reproductive Rights
🔗 Hays County votes to terminate Flock Safety contracts in 3-2 vote Hays County
Success
Terminated
More coverage:
🔗 Lockhart city council rejects Flock AI cameras in 6-1 vote Lockhart
🔗 Vidor, Texas says no to Flock AI surveillance traffic cameras Vidor
Blocked
Louis Rossman
Success
Video
🔗 83,000 License Plate Cameras Later, North Texas Cops Exposed for Abortion Hunt Johnson County
Reproductive Rights
🔗 Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Paywall
Reproductive Rights
🔗 Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation Analysis
EFF
False Claims
Reproductive Rights
"That sheriff has since been arrested and indicted on felony counts in an unrelated sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation case. He has also been charged with aggravated perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury."
🔗 DPS sends cease-and-desist letter to Flock surveillance company Flocked Up
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🔗 City council shuts down license plate reader cameras Graham
Notes: The title is misleading. The city council declined to fund additional cameras. They did not remove the ones already in place.
🔗 Flock camera CEO responds to scrutiny over how Houston police use surveillance technology Houston
🔗 Fair Oaks Ranch implements Flock Safety Cameras to aid Police Department Fair Oaks Ranch
San Antonio
Expansion
🔗 Central Texas cities cut license plate reader programs amid community criticism Austin
San Marcos
🔗 Houston police use a powerful surveillance tool to track vehicles. But they're not explaining why Houston
Analysis
🔗 Victory! Austin Organizers Cancel City's Flock ALPR Contract Austin
EFF
Success
Terminated
🔗 Austin pulls the plug on automatic license plate readers amid privacy concerns Austin
Blocked
Success
🔗 San Marcos City Council votes to deny flock camera expansion after hours of heated debate San Marcos
Pushback
🔗 Vote on automatic license plate reader program removed from Austin council agenda after privacy fears Austin
🔗 Emails Reveal Improper Use by APD of License Plate Reader Program Austin
🔗 Austin Public Safety Commission urges halt to police's License Plate Reader Program Austin
Pushback
🔗 Austin City Council set to vote on the future of APD's license plate reader program Austin
Video
🔗 A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion Reproductive Rights
🔗 Surveillance company skirted regulations as it expanded across north Fort Worth HOAs Fort Worth
Flocked Up
Illegal
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🔗 Texas public safety officials orders owner of license plate reading cameras popular in Houston to stop operating Flocked Up
Illegal
"Texas public safety officials say the company that makes license plate scanning cameras Houston police use extensively for crime fighting has been operating illegally and ordered them to stop immediately."
🔗 Texas DPS sends cease and desist to Flock Safety for camera at private homes and businesses Pushback
🔗 HPD leans heavy on plate scanning cameras as technology steps in for staffing shortages Houston
"Houston now leads the nation with more than 3,800 license plate reading cameras, acting Police Chief Larry Satterwhite said at a hearing on the department's budget for 2025."
🔗 License Plate Surveillance Startup Broke The Law While Trying To Reduce Crime FL
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"In June of 2022, an Illinois DOT official in contact with Flock representatives told the company it had many repeated, error-filled permit applications for camera installations. A Flock representative gave the IDOT official a thinly-veiled threat that if they didn't fast-track the process, Flock would send "about 30 different police chiefs" to their office to talk to them about it."
🔗 East Aldine approves $1M plan to purchase security cameras that track license plates East Aldine
🔗 Chief Troy Finner wants all Houstonians to install security cameras or license plate readers Houston
🔗 City approves amended Flock data-sharing agreement Galveston
