County record · Texas

Wharton County

3 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Wharton Police Department

Wharton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Wharton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Wharton Police Department was approved to purchase nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Wharton Journal Spectator

Body-worn & dashcam

The Wharton Police Department received $41,936 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

El Campo Police Department

El Campo · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of El Campo

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The El Campo Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers, according to data obtained in July 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Muckrock

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