Dallas debates use of Flock cameras as one North Texas city opts out of program
The short version: Dallas keeps arguing over Flock while a neighboring North Texas city just said no thanks, proving opt-out is a real option.
Our Take
CBS Texas captures something we see over and over: a city council stuck in a loop, debating privacy and data concerns around Flock cameras while the dragnet keeps running in the meantime. Credit to the CBS Texas team for keeping cameras on this story instead of letting it fade into committee purgatory, because that's exactly where these programs like to hide — endless 'ongoing discussions' that never quite produce a vote to shut anything down.
The real headline buried in this report is that one North Texas city opted out. That matters more than another round of Dallas Public Safety Committee hand-wringing. It proves what we've been saying: this isn't inevitable infrastructure, it's a policy choice, and policy choices can be reversed or refused. Every city weighing a renewal or a new contract should be looking at what that neighboring city decided and asking why Dallas can't manage the same.
If you're in North Texas, don't wait for your council to finish 'debating.' Check our camera map to see what's already watching your streets, and use our take-action guide to show up before the next vote, not after.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of CBS TEXAS, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.