Overview
- A Harris County Office of County Administration report found officials cannot verify how many Flock cameras operate in the county or which outside agencies can search their data, prompting County Judge Lina Hidalgo to call for stronger oversight.
- Harris County commissioners delayed sweeping action but voted to form a working group to review contracts and policies and to return recommendations by February 2027 while Precinct 4 decommissioned 61 cameras.
- Texas Comptroller Don Huffines signed an executive order that bars future comptroller‑administered grant funds from being used to buy or contract automated license‑plate readers and related software.
- League City’s council approved a resolution requiring the city to remove or disable its Flock cameras within 72 hours if voters reject a November ballot measure, and other municipalities have ended or paused contracts amid public pressure.
- Published logs and police data show heavy cross‑jurisdiction use and instances of improper access — for example, Pearland reported roughly 903,000 searches in one month with a large share by out‑of‑state agencies — driving protests at a San Francisco tech conference and company layoffs as local leaders weigh privacy against crime‑fighting benefits.