County record · Texas

McLennan County

9 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

McLennan County Sheriff's Office

Waco · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: McLennan County

Body-worn & dashcam

Since at least 2015, the McLennan County Sheriff's Office have been using body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Waco Tribune

Drones / UAS

The McLennan County Sheriff's Office 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

Waco Police Department

Waco · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Waco

ALPR

In 2010, the Waco Police Department purchased four automated license plate readers for $65,000.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Waco Tribune

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Waco Police Department deployed 250 Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KWTX Waco Police Department

Hewitt Police Department

Hewitt · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Hewitt

Drones / UAS

The Hewitt Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, 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 College www.kwtx.com

Lorena Police Department

Lorena · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Lorena

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lorena Police Department received $30,000 towards its body-worn camera program in October 2024 from the Texas Governor's Public Safety Office.

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

McLennan Community College Police Department

Waco · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: McLennan Community College

Drones / UAS

The McLennan Community College Police 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

Woodway Police Department

Woodway · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Woodway

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Woodway Police Department scanned 343,782 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Woodway Public Safety Department

Woodway · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Woodway

Drones / UAS

The Woodway Public Safety 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

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026