Cameron County

The Brownsville Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Brownsvillewww.cob.us

The Brownsville City Commission approved a 5-year contract worth $671,319.34 for 140 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City Commission of the City of Brownsvillewww.documentcloud.org

The Brownsville Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley

The Brownsville Police Department operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.cob.us

The South Padre Island Police Department first installed two license plate readers at both ends of the Queen Isabella Causeway for Spring Break 2017.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KRGV Chanel 5 NewsSouth Padre Island

The South Padre Island uses body-worn cameras, according to March 2018 press release.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Padres Island

The South Padre Island Police Department operates one Yuneec Typhoon Q500 drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegevalleycentral.com

The Cameron County Sheriff's Office signed a two-year contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers in March 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cameron County

Various Cameron County Constables precincts have adopted body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Valley CentralBrownville Herald

The Brownsville ISD Police & Security Department submitted a policy related to drones and the use of force to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Texas Commission On Law Enforcement

The Combes Police Department received $6,266 towards its body-worn camera program in September 2024 from the Texas Governor's Public Safety Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Texas Office of the Governor

Laguna Vista police officers now have eight Axon body-worn cameras due to a $10,172 grant.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Port Isabel Press

The Port Isabel Police Department received $14,460 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 12 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list