Pflugerville, PFISD end flock camera use
The short version: Pflugerville and its school district shut down Flock ALPR cameras after residents packed public comment demanding privacy protections, per KXAN's report.
Our Take
Credit to KXAN for capturing something we don't see nearly enough of: a win. Pflugerville residents showed up, spoke plainly about privacy, and watched their city council and school district actually pull the plug on Flock Safety cameras. No task force, no 'study committee' — just officials listening to constituents and turning the system off.
This matters because the usual pattern is the opposite: a police department quietly signs a Flock contract, cameras go up on arterial roads and school drop-off lanes, and residents find out only when someone notices the pole. Pflugerville flipped that script by making elected officials answer for a surveillance tool that logs every passing vehicle, time-stamped and searchable, often shared across hundreds of agencies with little public oversight. A school district backing off its own cameras is especially notable — kids' commutes shouldn't be building a location history.
Every one of these rollbacks starts with people checking what's actually watching them. Look up your own neighborhood on our camera map, and if you want to push your own council toward a Pflugerville-style vote, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KXAN, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.