A Texas Constable Bagged His County's Flock Cameras #texas #flockcameras #surveillance

Our Take

Credit to The Barbed Wire for capturing a moment that says more than any policy memo could: a Texas constable climbing a ladder, bagging Flock cameras, and yanking the plugs himself. Whatever his exact motive, the image lands hard — an elected local official physically overriding a surveillance system that county residents never really voted on in any meaningful sense.

This is the quiet tension at the heart of Flock's expansion playbook: these networks get installed through sheriff's office purchase orders and closed-door vendor pitches, not public referendums. When a constable feels compelled to take matters into his own hands rather than work through channels, it's a sign the normal oversight process isn't giving local officials — let alone residents — any real say. Bureaucratic frustration shouldn't have to look like a guy on a ladder with a trash bag, but here we are.

It also matters because it shows these systems are not invincible or beyond local control. Cameras can be unplugged. Contracts can be challenged. Councils can say no. If you want to know whether Flock or other ALPR cameras are already watching your own roads, check our map, and if you'd rather not wait for a constable with a ladder to do something about it, our take-action page has real steps for pushing back through official means.