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Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend counties
Harris County votes 3-2 for a Flock oversight working group
Commissioners Court approved a Sheriff's Office-led working group to draft a governance framework and amendments to the county's Flock Safety and Vigilant contracts, covering data retention and sharing, due back by February 2027. Commissioners Garcia and Ramsey voted no. Judge Lina Hidalgo said the move doesn't go as far as she wants, a county report found 154 county-funded cameras, and Precinct 4's Lesley Briones had already disabled 61 of them on Oct. 8.
Source: Community Impact →Harris County MUD 358, constable given real-time access
Commissioners Court approved an agreement letting Harris County Constable Precinct 4 access real-time data from Flock cameras purchased by the MUD.
Source: Harris County Legistar →Deer Park, 165 searches on one plate, no case
An internal audit found Officer Brandon Williams searched one license plate 165 times over seven months for reasons unrelated to any police investigation. He admitted the searches were based on personal concerns and acknowledged the use violated department policy. Suspended 10 days and reassigned to patrol.
Baytown, three deputies, access cut after a reporter asked
Three deputies had their Flock access revoked after a reporter's records request surfaced questions about their search activity.
Montgomery County constable deputy, fired and arrested
Louis Norman, a two-year Precinct 3 Constable's Office deputy, was fired and arrested for misuse of official information, a third-degree felony. He allegedly searched names, addresses, and license plate information to stalk a former girlfriend.
League City, camera question going to voters
City Council placed a non-binding referendum on the ballot asking whether police should keep using fixed Flock cameras; the mayor says the city would negotiate removal if voters say no.
Source: City of League City →Willis (Montgomery County), whole network shut off
Mayor William Brown said the city's "tools and technology must be appropriately reviewed," part of a wave that also hit Pflugerville, Bastrop, Elgin, Manor, and Leander.
Read the story →Manvel, council votes 6-0 to end its contract
After an hours-long public hearing, council voted unanimously to end the city's Flock contract, covering all 16 cameras within 24 to 48 hours.
Read the story →Magnolia (Montgomery County), contract canceled
The city announced it would not renew its Flock contract. Mayor Chris Blair cited public trust alongside public safety.
Source: Houston Chronicle →Montgomery ISD Police Department, confirmed Flock use
Public-record data identifies the district's police department as a Flock ALPR user; procurement details (cost, camera count, board vote) haven't been located yet.
Source: Are You Flocked? →Montgomery County MUD 94, proposal deferred
The board considered a Flock proposal at a special meeting, discussed cost with a county constable and Flock reps, and twice deferred taking action.
Source: MC MUD 94 board minutes →Conroe petition drive formally launches at the courthouse
James Fletes launched the signature drive at the Conroe Courthouse on Oct. 17, needing 1,300 signatures (20% of votes cast in the last city election) to force the city's hand, after an earlier attempt to put the question on the Nov. 3 ballot failed in council. Once enough are collected, the city secretary has five days to present the petition to Council, which then has 10 days to adopt it as written or call a special election within 30 days. Council members Shana Arthur and David Hariel signed as citizens, Mayor Duke Coon says he still backs Flock.
Source: ABC13 →Statewide news
At least 56 Texas cities and counties deactivated, rejected, or canceled Flock contracts in 2026 alone.
El Paso, contract ends, cameras ordered removed
The city ended its Flock contract and ordered the cameras removed, also restricting future fixed ALPR networks.
Plano, contract expires
Plano's Flock contract expired and cameras are being removed.
Pflugerville, all 28 cameras shut off
City council voted unanimously to terminate its Flock agreement after discovering non-partner law enforcement agencies had unauthorized access to the city's camera data.
Read the story →Wylie, contract ends 7-0
City council voted unanimously not to renew. Mayor Matthew Porter cited "misuse by other departments" that partner with the city as his core concern.
Read the story →Gov. Abbott orders state agencies to stop funding Flock
Amid growing privacy and misuse concerns, the state has already put at least $30 million behind the network since 2023.
Read the story →Flock offers to self-fund cameras through the freeze
Betting Abbott restores funding after the election, Flock is covering 90 days of payments itself so agencies like Dallas, Addison, New Braunfels, and Johnson County can keep state-grant-funded cameras running, with no penalty to exit if funding doesn't return.
Read the story →A nationwide search, no warrant, "had an abortion"
A Texas sheriff's office used Flock's "National Lookup" tool to search over 6,800 networks and 83,000+ cameras nationwide for a woman based on the query "had an abortion, search for female," including cameras in states where abortion remains legal.
Read the story →Errors, abuse, and Congress taking notice
Flock's surveillance network has drawn direct scrutiny from both chambers of Congress over the past few weeks.
Federal judge: Flock search was "indiscriminate mass surveillance"
A Tulsa County deputy used Flock and VehicleManager to pull 50+ location records on a California-plated car over roughly 30 days with no warrant and no individualized suspicion. U.S. District Judge Sara Hill ruled it an unconstitutional Fourth Amendment search and suppressed the evidence. It's not binding precedent, but it's one of the first federal rulings to go against Flock.
Read the story →LAPD drops Flock entirely
An internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in two months, a 32.3% error rate on "hot list" hits. LAPD let its contract expire rather than renew.
Read the story →71% of high-stakes alerts were wrong
Of 1,427 alerts flagging vehicles as stolen or felony-linked, 71% were plate misreads. One driver was wrongly flagged six times. Flock advertises 99% accuracy.
Read the story →Lindsey Isaacs, 13 days in jail over a misread
A Flock hit near a fatal triple hit-and-run led to 8 felony charges and 13 days in jail. Her Durango had no damage; the real suspect, driving a different Durango, was arrested later. She went on to testify before the Senate about the ordeal.
Read the story →Sen. Hawley chairs a hearing on Flock
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing titled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network." Flock's own Chief Legal Officer had already conceded that "Americans' privacy should not depend on one vendor's good judgment, its current leadership, or its commercial incentives."
Read the story →Senators press Flock's CEO for answers
Sens. Adam Schiff and Ron Wyden sent Flock CEO Garrett Langley a letter demanding answers on how the company prevents officers from entering false search justifications.
Read the story →Formal House investigation into Flock Group Inc.
Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robert Garcia opened a formal investigation into Flock over the abortion-search case above and similar reports.
Read the story →Bipartisan "No FLOCK Act" introduced
H.R. 10366 would give states two years to limit ALPR use to five narrow purposes or lose 10% of certain federal highway funding, following a Washington Post investigation identifying 69+ officers accused of abusing these systems.
Read the story →Rep. Steube's FLAFO Act would require a warrant
Prompted by a Florida officer accused of running one license plate through Flock over 350 times, the FLAFO Act would bar federal agencies from accessing ALPR data without a judicial warrant.
Read the story →Full case list and methodology: Institute for Justice.