Investigating Dr. Fauci
The short version: Texas Scorecard's roundup shows Waller County GOP pushing back on Flock Safety cameras, proof that ALPR skepticism is becoming a genuine grassroots, cross-partisan issue.
Our Take
Credit to Texas Scorecard for bundling this story in with Fauci investigations and transmission line fights — because it shows Flock pushback isn't a fringe concern, it's showing up on the agenda of a county GOP in Texas right alongside the issues that typically dominate local conservative politics. When a party apparatus starts pressing for restrictions on ALPR networks, that's a signal the "just trust the vendor" sales pitch is losing ground even in red counties that are usually receptive to law-and-order tech.
We don't have the full details of what Waller County is proposing, and we won't pretend to know more than the video says. But the instinct behind it is exactly right: these cameras log every passing vehicle, the data gets shared across a sprawling network of agencies with little public oversight, and most residents have no idea their plate was scanned and stored unless something goes wrong. Pressing for restrictions — audit trails, retention limits, opt-outs, actual council votes before installation — is the minimum bar any county should clear before signing a Flock contract.
If you want to see whether your own neighborhood already has these cameras watching your commute, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait for your county GOP or city council to get around to it, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back now.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Texas Scorecard, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.