Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cactus, Texas
Volunteers have reported 27 automated license plate readers in and around Cactus — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 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 Cactus, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Cactus
Where the cameras are in Cactus
The readers mapped around Cactus break down as 30 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Customs and Border Protection. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Purple Heart Trail — 26 readers
- Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway — 4 readers
- I-35 Frontage Road — 2 readers
Cactus TX PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Cactus TX PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 38 other agencies.
Cactus in the Webb County picture
Webb County has 110 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #705 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 267,731 residents and 6,363 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 31.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 32 traffic. Operators named on the record: Customs and Border Protection (2).
What’s watching Cactus
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 Cactus — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Cactus (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cactus
- 4 new license plate readers reported around Cactus, TX
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Cactus, TX
- 19 new license plate readers reported around Cactus, TX
What you can do in Cactus
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 Cactus
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).