Flock & ALPR Cameras in Texas
At least 17,165 automated license plate readers have been reported across Texas — the 2nd most-surveilled state in the country by camera count.
Updated Oct 6, 2026 · Live data
17,165 automated license plate readers have been reported in Texas as of October 6, 2026, ranking it #2 of 52 states and territories. They are documented in 835 cities and towns across 240 counties. 92 percent are Flock Safety cameras.
1,490 cameras were added to the Texas map in the last 30 days and 335 were removed. The most recent camera was reported on September 11, 2026. Houston (405) has the most, followed by Addison (269) and Oak Cliff Place (211).
114 operators are named in the records, including Lowe's, West University Place Police Dept, Amarillo Police Department. Source: community-mapped camera data (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) with DeFlock The USA’s permanent history.
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Every one of those 17,165 cameras photographs the plate of each car that passes it — logging where Texas drivers go, when, and how often, whether or not anyone is suspected of a crime. Here’s what that means, and what you can do about it.
On the agenda: Kemah meeting — License Plate Recognition (Oct 7)
Wednesday, October 7 — today · The full record → · Read the agenda ↗
- Oct 5, 2026 On the agenda: Fate meeting — Flock Camera (Oct 5)
- Oct 5, 2026 On the agenda: Detroit October 5, 2026 — surveillance camera (Oct 5)
- Oct 1, 2026 On the agenda: Kemah City Council & Kemah Public Facilities Corporation - Oct 07, 2026 — Automated License Plate (Oct 1)
- Sep 30, 2026 On the agenda: New Braunfels City Council - Special — License Plate Reader (Sep 30)
Every record for this area on the Docket → · nothing is ever deleted.
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 19 new license plate readers just reported around South Houston, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #SouthHouston
📷 22 new license plate readers just reported around Tyler, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Tyler
📷 8 new license plate readers just reported around Hudson, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Hudson
What these cameras actually do
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like those sold by Flock Safety aren’t normal traffic cameras. Each one reads every passing plate, stamps it with a time and location, and stores it in a searchable database — often shared across agencies. Across Texas, that’s 17,165 points quietly building a record of residents’ movements. See how the tech works and where your data goes.
How Texas compares
Texas ranks #2 of 52 states and territories by reported ALPR cameras — among the most heavily surveilled in the nation. Nationwide, volunteers have mapped over 143,000 cameras and counting. Nearby by camera count: California (20,858), Florida (9,539), Georgia (10,064).
The latest from Texas
- Texas Truck Owner Says Police Accused Him of a Crime After Flock Cameras Tied His Parked Vehicle to an Incident Near His Home
- Texas city wants $2.3 million to release data on Flock use
- Texas City Wants $2.3 Million for Records Showing How Police Use Flock Cameras
- Gov. Abbott stands by Flock camera concerns amid disagreement with Texas law enforcement
- Texas governor explains his stance on Flock cameras during stop in Houston
On camera in Texas — each opens right here on DeFlock:
The conversation about Texas:
Che' J. Holloway@chejholloway.bsky.socialBlueskywww.gadgetreview.com/texas-city-w...17 hours ago
Popular Information@popular.infoBluesky“In [a] Fort Worth-area suburb... getting answers about how police use their Flock Safety cameras could cost $2.3 million. Or at least, that’s how much the city is charging a Flock watchdog... after he filed a public records…18 hours ago
vargaspapa1.bsky.social@vargaspapa1.bsky.socialBlueskywww.joemygod.com/2026/10/texa... Suppressing our Investigations into Oppressors’ Crimes2 days ago
Bucky 👨❤️👨😻🏳️🌈🧔♂️✊ 💙💙💙🚫DM 🚫FASCISTS 🚫@breynold55.bsky.socialBlueskywww.joemygod.com/2026/10/texa...2 days ago
IronMillMan@ironmillman.bsky.socialBlueskyThe #Texas city of #NorthRichlandHills is charging a #Flock Safety watchdog $2.3 million for information they’re seeking about the city’s #AI powered cameras via a public records request.2 days ago
Council on Criminal Justice@counciloncj.orgBlueskyCCJ Task Force on AI Chair and former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht writes in Governing that the Flock controversy raises questions beyond one company or technology, arguing that as AI evolves, governance must evolve with…2 days agoAll surveillance news → · All video & feeds →
What you can do in Texas
You don’t have to accept it — and you don’t have to be anti-safety to demand accountability. File a public records request to learn your town’s retention and data-sharing policy, speak up at a city-council meeting, and see the full playbook on our Take Action page.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
DeFlock Wylie — Wylie, Texas
Resident-led, nonpartisan campaign digging into the city’s own audit logs and records to end Wylie’s Flock contract.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock El Paso — El Paso, Texas
The contract got renewed; the fight continues. Border-city organizing where ALPR data and immigration enforcement collide.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock DFW — Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Metroplex chapter spinning up now — site coming soon.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock BCS — Bryan/College Station, Texas
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Carrollton — Carrollton, Texas
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Temple — Temple, Texas
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗No ALPRs TX — Austin, Texas
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Baylor Scott and White Health — Statewide, Texas
Campaign over Flock license-plate readers in Baylor Scott & White hospital parking lots, which track patients, families, and visitors with no oversight.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Conroe — Conroe, Texas
Petition drive to force a binding public vote on Conroe’s Flock camera program after the council blocked one on August 13, 2026. The contract runs 51 cameras at $127,500 a year through 2029.
Join the fight ↗Flock & ALPR cameras by city in Texas
We track 815 Texas cities and towns with reported cameras — each with its own local report:
Flock & ALPR cameras by county in Texas
240 Texas counties have at least one reported camera. Tap any county for its full local report.
Counts come from the open-source DeFlock project’s volunteer reports and update as new cameras are mapped. A county not listed has no reported cameras yet — not necessarily none. Spot one? Report it.