These Central Texas cities among those cutting ties with Flock Safety cameras
The short version: Manor and other Central Texas cities are reportedly dropping Flock Safety's ALPR cameras, a sign local pushback on mass surveillance contracts is spreading beyond the usual coastal suburbs.
Our Take
Credit to KVUE for tracking this on the ground: when a city council quietly lets a Flock Safety contract lapse, it rarely makes headlines, but it matters. Manor joining a growing list of Central Texas communities walking away from these camera networks suggests that the sales pitch of "it's just for stolen cars" is losing its grip once officials actually look at the cost, the data-sharing footprint, and the lack of independent oversight.
These reversals don't happen in a vacuum. They usually follow public records requests, local reporting, or residents showing up to meetings asking who else can query the plate reads besides their own police department — a question Flock and city staff often struggle to answer cleanly. Central Texas pulling back is a reminder that this technology's expansion was never inevitable; it was sold, contract by contract, and it can be unsold the same way.
If you want to see whether your own city or county has Flock cameras feeding this network, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait for a viral records request to force the issue, our take-action page has steps for raising it with your own council before the next contract renewal quietly sails through.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KVUE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.