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The short version: Texas Civil Rights Project is turning ALPR resistance into a community event in Houston, mixing poetry and food with a real-world hunt for Flock cameras.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: the Texas Civil Rights Project is doing something most advocacy orgs skip entirely — getting people out of their feeds and onto the actual streets where these cameras live. A night of free food and poetry sounds like a soft entry point, but the real substance is the walk to physically locate ALPR hardware in the neighborhood. That's the kind of grassroots mapping that actually builds power, because most residents have no idea how many Flock units are bolted to poles a block from their house.
This matters because ALPR expansion in Texas has moved fast and quiet, with police departments and HOAs alike signing contracts that rarely get real public debate. A 'National Week of No ALPRs' kickoff event treats surveillance the way it should be treated — as a civic issue worth organizing around, not just a policy footnote. Turning camera-spotting into a shared community activity also builds the kind of local knowledge that outlasts any single news cycle.
If you can't make it to Houston, you can still do your part. Check our camera map to see what's already been documented near you, and if you spot something new, our take-action page walks you through how to report it and push back locally.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Texas Civil Rights Project, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.