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Texas’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Texas or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 37 stories

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Date	Source	Story
Jul 3, 2026	Emergency Services Times	Moving data ethics into the mainstream of policing - Emergency Services Times Emergency Services Times Face recognition City of Scotland
Jul 3, 2026	AOL.com	Law limiting license plate reader data being shared goes into effect in New Mexico - AOL.com AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet ALPR City of Santa Fe
Jul 1, 2026	Yahoo	Florence City Schools considers new weapons detection systems - Yahoo Yahoo Schools & transit City of Florence
Jun 26, 2026	AOL.com	Rollingwood debates installing city surveillance cameras - AOL.com AOL.com Fixed cameras & RTCC City of Rollingwood City of Austin
Jun 25, 2026	Roanoke Times	Roanoke now removing 30 gunshot detection devices after mix-up - Roanoke Times Roanoke Times Gunshot detection City of Roanoke
Jun 24, 2026	Yahoo	Why one Idaho man is threatening to sue these cities over Flock Safety cameras - Yahoo Yahoo Fusion & data sharing City of Caldwell
Jun 19, 2026	Yahoo	ShotSpotter gunshot detection system comes online in Santa Fe - Yahoo Yahoo Gunshot detection City of Santa Fe
Jun 16, 2026	Policy Options	Bill C-22 could expose Canadian data to U.S. surveillance - Policy Options Policy Options Fusion & data sharing City of Canadian
Jun 10, 2026	WIRED	Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums - WIRED WIRED ALPR Harris County Cobb County
Jun 10, 2026	Daily Hive	Vancouver police announce Canadian first in unveiling of new public safety technology - Daily Hive Daily Hive Drones / UAS City of Canadian
Jun 10, 2026	KTAR News 92.3 FM	Surprise’s 1st police substation will house a high-tech Real-Time Crime Center - KTAR News 92.3 FM KTAR News 92.3 FM Fixed cameras & RTCC City of Surprise City of Chandler
Jun 5, 2026	BBC	Appleby Horse Fair facial recognition supported, police say - BBC BBCPaywalled Face recognition City of Appleby
Jun 1, 2026	Tallahassee Democrat	Godby High first in nation to use AI, drones, 3D mapping for school safety - Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee Democrat Schools & transit Leon County Broward County
May 29, 2026	Yahoo	Police Want to Turn Your Kid’s School Bus Into a Rolling Surveillance Tool - Yahoo Yahoo Schools & transit City of Tool
May 27, 2026	The Tennessean	Nashville Police testing out drone program in Madison - The Tennessean The Tennessean Drones / UAS City of Ponder
May 23, 2026	Education Week	See Which Safety Technologies Schools Are Betting On - Education Week Education WeekPaywalled Schools & transit Texas
May 22, 2026	MinnPost	Public safety or Orwellian trap? Minneapolis opens conversation on drones as first responders - MinnPost MinnPost Drones / UAS City of Rochester
May 21, 2026	San Diego Union-Tribune	‘Anything is better than where we are today’: La Jolla traffic board considers speed cameras - San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego Union-TribunePaywalled Schools & transit City of San Diego
May 21, 2026	GovTech	Dallas Drone as First Responder Program Takes to the Skies - GovTech GovTech Drones / UAS Dallas County
May 13, 2026	The Texas Observer	Why My Texas Town Took Action Against Flock Cameras - The Texas Observer The Texas Observer Fusion & data sharing Texas
May 2, 2026	The Guardian	Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come \| Arwa Mahdawi - The Guardian The Guardian Fusion & data sharing Texas
Apr 29, 2026	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Flock ‘AI’ license plate cameras in Parker County: Here’s what to know - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Star-TelegramPaywalled Fusion & data sharing Parker County Tarrant County
Apr 24, 2026	Austin American-Statesman	Austin moves to limit surveillance, protect privacy. Here's how. - Austin American-Statesman Austin American-StatesmanPaywalled ALPR City of Austin
Apr 21, 2026	BBC	Appleby Horse Fair police operation to use face recognition - BBC BBCPaywalled Face recognition City of Appleby
Apr 16, 2026	Biometric Update	Corsight revealed as facial recognition supplier for Canadian police bodycam trial - Biometric Update Biometric Update Face recognition City of Canadian
Apr 11, 2026	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Cameras that read your license plate with AI are going up in Parker County - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Star-TelegramPaywalledalso carried by 2 other outlets ALPR Parker County Tarrant County
Apr 9, 2026	Casino.org	Truck Driver Wrongfully Arrested in Peppermill Facial Recognition Blunder Says ‘Thousands’ Detained in Similar Cases - Casino.org Casino.org Face recognition City of Reno
Apr 8, 2026	Democrat and Chronicle	Rochester police test drones as first responders - Democrat and Chronicle Democrat and Chronicle Drones / UAS City of Rochester
Apr 7, 2026	Reno Gazette Journal	Reno police made thousands of unlawful arrests using face ID, suit says - Reno Gazette Journal Reno Gazette Journal Face recognition City of Reno
Oct 24, 2025	American Civil Liberties Union	Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments - American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union ALPR Massachusetts Texas
Oct 7, 2025	Electronic Frontier Foundation	Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation. - Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Frontier Foundation ALPR Johnson County
Jul 7, 2025	The State Journal-Register	CEO of law enforcement tech speaks up after alleged data grab in Illinois - The State Journal-Register The State Journal-Register ALPR Johnson County
Jun 17, 2025	WOAI	Tracked across state lines: Texas sheriff's use of license plate data raises alarms - WOAI WOAI ALPR Texas
Jun 12, 2025	CBS News	Giannoulias accuses Texas of illegally accessing Mount Prospect license plate data in abortion case - CBS News CBS News ALPR Texas
May 30, 2025	Electronic Frontier Foundation	She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down - Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Frontier Foundation ALPR Johnson County
May 30, 2025	Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts.	ICE illegally gains informal access to nationwide license plate camera network - Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts. Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts.Paywalled ALPR Texas
May 29, 2025	404 Media	A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion - 404 Media 404 MediaMetered ALPR Texas

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