Two cities voted on Flock cameras. Opposite results.
The short version: Flock U highlights a split verdict: College Station, TX voted to keep its 84 Flock cameras while another city pulled the plug, showing local votes are the real battleground.
Our Take
Credit to Flock U for pulling two local votes from the same week and putting them side by side. That contrast is the story: this isn't a national referendum, it's hundreds of separate city council meetings and ballot questions, and the outcome depends entirely on whether residents show up and push back before the contract gets renewed quietly.
College Station keeping its 84 cameras is a reminder that "it's already installed" becomes its own argument for permanence, even without a real public debate about retention windows, data sharing, or who else gets to query the system. Meanwhile, the city that voted the other way proves these networks aren't inevitable — they can be rolled back when enough people ask the right questions in public.
If you want to see what's already watching your own streets, check our camera map, and if there's a vote or renewal coming up in your town, our take-action page has what you need to show up prepared.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flock U, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.