Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lockhart, Texas
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Lockhart — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Rejected
Lockhart is on the record here. City council voted 6-1 to reject a contract with Flock Safety after an overwhelmingly negative public response, citing privacy concerns, government overreach, poor use of taxpayer money, and concerns with data sharing.
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No new reports near Lockhart in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Lockhart
The readers mapped around Lockhart break down as 5 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Caldwell County Sheriff, Caldwell County sheriff. Every report here dates to Nov 2025.
- FM 1854 — 3 readers
- Farm-to-Market Road 1185 — 1 reader
- Farm-to-Market Road 20 — 1 reader
Lockhart in the Caldwell County picture
Caldwell County has 14 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,028 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 47,184 residents and 1,578 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 46.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 1 traffic. Operators named on the record: Caldwell County Sheriff (4), Caldwell County sheriff (1).
What’s watching Lockhart
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 Lockhart — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Lockhart (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lockhart
What you can do in Lockhart
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.
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Cameras near Lockhart
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).