Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bandera, Texas
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Bandera — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Bandera is on the record here. Bandera canceled its Flock Safety camera program following public debate.
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No new reports near Bandera in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bandera
The readers mapped around Bandera break down as 5 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Jan 2026.
- State Highway 173 South — 2 readers
- State Highway 16 South — 1 reader
- State Highway 173 North — 1 reader
- State Highway 16 North — 1 reader
Bandera in the Bandera County picture
Bandera County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #820 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 21,589 residents and 2,065 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 66.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Bandera
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Bandera — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bandera (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bandera
- In the minutes: Bandera Agenda Packet, Flock camera (Sep 22)
- On the agenda: Bandera Agenda Packet — LPR CAMERA (Aug 4)
- Mayor directed Flock installation to proceed as opposition mounted
- Bandera Cancels Flock Safety Camera Program After Public Debate
What you can do in Bandera
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Bandera
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).