Texas’s surveillance technology, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location
Jul 23	MRMidland Reporter-Telegram ($)	Midland City Council expresses new concerns about Flock Safety cameras↗ Midland Reporter-Telegram ($) ALPR	City of Midland, TX us/tx/midland/city/midland
Jul 21	ABC13 Houston	Texas Attorney General orders City of Conroe to release some information about Flock cameras↗ ABC13 Houston Fusion & data sharing	City of Conroe, TX us/tx/montgomery/city/conroe
Jul 21	DRDroneXL	League City Police To Fly BRINC 911 Drones By December↗ DroneXL New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of League City, TX us/tx/galveston/city/league-city
Jul 21	TTTexarkana Today	Hooks council learns city is already under contract tied to proposed AI data center, passes resolution opposing license plate readers↗ Texarkana Today ALPR−, Reduction	City of Hooks, TX us/tx/bowie/city/hooks
Jul 21	OFofficer.com	Texas Police Group Defends Flock Cameras Amid Privacy Concerns↗ officer.com More coverage: easttexasbanner.com New contract ALPR+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	City of Midland, TX us/tx/midland/city/midland City of Austin, TX us/tx/travis/city/austin City of Manor, TX us/tx/travis/city/manor
Jul 21	KFDM	Beaumont leaders move to expand real-time crime center cameras to all city parks↗ KFDM Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	City of Beaumont, TX us/tx/jefferson/city/beaumont
Jul 20	KFDM	Jefferson County Drainage District 7 clears ditches, closes flood gates ahead of tropics↗ KFDM Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	Jefferson County, TX us/tx/jefferson
Jul 20	MRMidland Reporter-Telegram ($)	Texas officers make the case for keeping Flock cameras↗ Midland Reporter-Telegram ($) New contract ALPR+, Expansion	Midland County, TX us/tx/midland
Jul 18	Mother Jones	Police Keep Losing Their Jobs For Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People↗ Mother Jones Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee
Jul 15	KXKXII ($)	Denison first responders approved for free one-year drone trial↗ KXII ($) Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Denison, TX us/tx/grayson/city/denison
Jul 14	TTTexarkana Today	Residents urge Texarkana, Texas council to cancel Flock camera contract↗ Texarkana Todayalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KTBS 3 · The Killeen Daily Herald Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Texarkana, TX us/tx/bowie/city/texarkana
Jul 14	FOX 26 Houston	Pasadena Sergeant accused of abusing Flock cameras↗ FOX 26 Houston ALPR	City of Pasadena, TX us/tx/harris/city/pasadena
Jul 11	MSMSN	Your grocery store is tracking your license plate and sharing it with the police: Local retailers use Flock cameras↗ MSN More coverage: Houston Chronicle New contract ALPR+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	Harris County, TX us/tx/harris
Jul 1	KLKLTV.com ($)	DeFlock Tyler hosts public meeting on license plate cameras in Smith County↗ KLTV.com ($) ALPR	Smith County, TX us/tx/smith
Jun 28	Engadget	Flock Cameras Track More Than Your License Plate, And They're Spreading Fast↗ Engadget Fusion & data sharing+, Expansion	Denver County, CO us/co/denver Massachusetts us/ma Texas us/tx
Jun 26	AOAOL.com	Rollingwood debates installing city surveillance cameras↗ AOL.com Fixed cameras & RTCC	City of Rollingwood, TX us/tx/travis/city/rollingwood City of Austin, AR us/ar/lonoke/city/austin
Jun 24	YAYahoo	Why one Idaho man is threatening to sue these cities over Flock Safety cameras↗ Yahoo Fusion & data sharing	City of Caldwell, TX us/tx/burleson/city/caldwell
Jun 19	YAYahoo	ShotSpotter gunshot detection system comes online in Santa Fe↗ Yahoo Gunshot detection+, Expansion	City of Santa Fe, TX us/tx/galveston/city/santa-fe
Jun 16	Policy Options	Bill C-22 could expose Canadian data to U.S. surveillance↗ Policy Options Face recognitionFusion & data sharing	City of Canadian, TX us/tx/city/canadian
Jun 10	WIRED	Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums↗ WIRED ALPR	Harris County, TX us/tx/harris Cobb County, GA us/ga/cobb City of Inglewood, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/inglewood
Jun 10	Daily Hive	Vancouver police announce Canadian first in unveiling of new public safety technology↗ Daily Hive Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Canadian, TX us/tx/city/canadian
Jun 6, 2026	Fort Worth Report	Fort Worth police crime-fighting drone program takes off in partnership with Flock Safety↗ Fort Worth Report More coverage: The Advocate · Patch New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Fort Worth, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/fort-worth Calcasieu Parish, LA us/la/calcasieu
Jun 5, 2026	BBC ($)	Appleby Horse Fair facial recognition supported, police say↗ BBC ($) Face recognition+, Expansion	City of Appleby, TX us/tx/city/appleby
Jun 4, 2026	CBS News	Fort Worth police launch drone program to speed response times↗ CBS News Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Fort Worth, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/fort-worth
Jun 1, 2026	FWFort Worth Star-Telegram ($)	North Richland Hills tests drone program to help speed police response times↗ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ($) Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of North Richland Hills, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/north-richland-hills
May 31, 2026	Denton Record-Chronicle	Lewisville Police Department’s new drones can soar to a scene, with goal of boosting public safety↗ Denton Record-Chronicle Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Lewisville, TX us/tx/denton/city/lewisville
May 26, 2026	DRDroneDJ	Dallas fire stations now double as police drone response hubs↗ DroneDJ More coverage: AirMed&Rescue · FireRescue1 Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Dallas, TX us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
May 21, 2026	MyNorthwest.com	Harger: Austin suffered 12 shootings before reconsidering its camera ban. Seattle shouldn't wait that long↗ MyNorthwest.com Fixed cameras & RTCC+, ExpansionSchools & transit+, Expansion	City of Seattle, WA us/wa/king/city/seattle City of Austin, TX us/tx/travis/city/austin
May 20, 2026	YAYahoo	Dallas police deploy drones to 911 calls, hope to 'clear those from the air'↗ Yahoo More coverage: CBS News · Lake Highlands Advocate · Dallas Express Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Dallas, TX us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
May 20, 2026	Patch	Dallas Police Launch Drone First Responder Program↗ Patch More coverage: DPD Beat · CBS News · GovTech Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Dallas, TX us/tx/dallas/city/dallas Dallas County, TX us/tx/dallas
May 20, 2026	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth	Dallas police launch new crime analysis software, expand drone response program↗ NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Dallas, TX us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
May 14, 2026	Denton Record-Chronicle	FEMA grant adds $10M ahead of FIFA World Cup so Dallas police can better defend against drones↗ Denton Record-Chronicle New contract Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Dallas, TX us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
May 13, 2026	TOThe Texas Observer	Why My Texas Town Took Action Against Flock Cameras↗ The Texas Observer Fusion & data sharing−, Reduction	Texas us/tx
May 8, 2026	Star Local Media	Lewisville Police launch Drone First Responder program↗ Star Local Media Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Lewisville, TX us/tx/denton/city/lewisville
May 5, 2026	KVUE	Leander police testing out drones in effort to help first responders↗ KVUE Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Leander, TX us/tx/williamson/city/leander
Apr 29, 2026	TOThe Texas Observer	As License Plate Readers Expand in Texas, Privacy Advocates Are Fighting Back↗ The Texas Observer Fusion & data sharing+, ExpansionALPR+, Expansion	Texas us/tx
Apr 22, 2026	FOX 26 Houston	Conroe PD launches drone program to improve response times and public safety↗ FOX 26 Houston Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Conroe, TX us/tx/montgomery/city/conroe
Apr 21, 2026	BBC ($)	Appleby Horse Fair police operation to use face recognition↗ BBC ($) Face recognition+, Expansion	City of Appleby, TX us/tx/city/appleby
Apr 20, 2026	CBS News	The Colony police deploy drone as first responder in new high‑tech program↗ CBS News Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of The Colony, TX us/tx/denton/city/colony
Apr 11, 2026	FWFort Worth Star-Telegram ($)	Cameras that read your license plate with AI are going up in Parker County↗ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ($) Fusion & data sharing+, ExpansionALPR+, Expansion	Parker County, TX us/tx/parker Tarrant County, TX us/tx/tarrant
Apr 9, 2026	KXXV	Navasota police to expand where license plate readers will be used↗ KXXV ALPR+, Expansion	City of Navasota, TX us/tx/grimes/city/navasota
Dec 9, 2025	KFDM	Beaumont's Real-Time Crime Center aids in nearly 300 cases this year↗ KFDM Fixed cameras & RTCC	City of Beaumont, TX us/tx/jefferson/city/beaumont
Jun 13, 2025	AAAustin American-Statesman ($)	Texas police 'abused' license plate data for immigration search, Illinois police say↗ Austin American-Statesman ($) More coverage: 6abc Philadelphia ALPR	Johnson County, TX us/tx/johnson
Jun 12, 2025	CBS News	Giannoulias accuses Texas of illegally accessing Mount Prospect license plate data in abortion case↗ CBS News More coverage: NBC 5 Chicago · WOAI ALPR	Texas us/tx Johnson County, TX us/tx/johnson
Jun 3, 2025	KXXV	Real-Time Crime Center enhancing Killeen public safety through tech and strategy↗ KXXV Fixed cameras & RTCC	McLennan County, TX us/tx/mclennan
Jun 2, 2025	NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth	A look at the new technology Fort Worth police are using to track gunfire↗ NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	City of Fort Worth, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/fort-worth
May 30, 2025	Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts. ($)	ICE illegally gains informal access to nationwide license plate camera network - Straight Arrow News - SAN↗ Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts. ($) ALPR	Texas us/tx
Feb 4, 2025	BEBeaumont Enterprise ($)	Beaumont's Real Time Crime Center is expanding through the region↗ Beaumont Enterprise ($) Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	Jefferson County, TX us/tx/jefferson Hardin County, TX us/tx/hardin Orange County, TX us/tx/orange
Jun 4, 2024	FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth	A look inside Fort Worth's newly-expanded real-time crime center↗ FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	City of Fort Worth, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/fort-worth
Mar 26, 2024	FWFort Worth Star-Telegram ($)	Cameras all over Fort Worth are recording us. Who’s watching, and should we worry?↗ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ($) Fixed cameras & RTCC	City of Fort Worth, TX us/tx/tarrant/city/fort-worth
Jul 10, 2023	KNKBTX News 3 ($)	Brazos County to take next step on a proposed ‘real-time’ crime center↗ KBTX News 3 ($) Fixed cameras & RTCC	Brazos County, TX us/tx/brazos
Apr 8, 2013	The Baylor Lariat	Waco police eye creation of Real Time Crime Center↗ The Baylor Lariat Fixed cameras & RTCC	City of Waco, TX us/tx/mclennan/city/waco
Aug 8, 2011	KUKUT	Austin Police Department Introduces the Real Time Crime Center↗ KUT Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	City of Austin, TX us/tx/travis/city/austin

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