8.6.2026: Subsidizing the Lefties

Our Take

Buried in the middle of a Texas Scorecard roundup — sandwiched between court news and zoning fights — is a two-line item that matters a lot more than its runtime suggests: Burnet County has removed its Flock Safety cameras. We don't have further detail on the county's reasoning from this clip, and we won't pretend we do, but the bare fact of removal is itself the story. Most coverage of ALPR networks is about expansion — another city council signs a contract, another intersection gets wired. A county actually pulling cameras back out is rare enough to be newsworthy on its own.

Credit to Texas Scorecard for even mentioning it, since local outlets often bury these reversals under bigger headlines. It's also a reminder that these systems aren't permanent fixtures once installed — contracts expire, budgets get scrutinized, and officials who hear enough from constituents can and do reconsider. That only happens when people in a community actually notice the cameras are there and start asking questions at commission meetings.

If you want to know whether your own county or city has Flock gear running, check our camera map, and if you'd rather be the reason your local government reconsiders its contract instead of reading about someone else's, our take-action page has the steps.